Progress 96 Launches With 3 Tons for ISS as Crew-13 Enters Final Quarantine
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Updated · spaceq.ca · Sep 19
Progress 96 Launches With 3 Tons for ISS as Crew-13 Enters Final Quarantine
3 articles · Updated · spaceq.ca · Sep 19
Summary
Progress 96 lifted off Sept. 16 from Baikonur aboard a Soyuz rocket carrying about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the ISS Expedition 75 crew.
Four Crew-13 astronauts, including Canada's Joshua Kutryk, entered quarantine Sept. 17 at NASA's Johnson Space Center ahead of an early-October launch now targeted by NASA and SpaceX.
Cape Canaveral testing wrapped just before quarantine, with the crew checking spacesuit fit, verifying Dragon seats and running communications tests.
On station, Expedition 75 kept up research on bioprinting, in-orbit electronics repair, stress reduction and robotic operations while preparing for the cargo ship's arrival.
Progress 96 was due to dock at the Poisk module on Sept. 19 and remain attached for about five months before a planned destructive re-entry.