Progress 96 Cargo Spacecraft Docks with the International Space Station

At 9:44 a.m. EDT on September 19, 2026, Russia's Progress 96 cargo spacecraft automatically docked with the space-facing port of the International Space Station's Poisk module. NASA's station blog says the spacecraft is carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and other supplies for the Expedition 75 crew. Progress 96 launched on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 9:33 a.m. EDT on September 16, or 6:33 p.m. local time at Baikonur. The plan at publication was for the vehicle to remain at the station for about five months before departing for a destructive re-entry with station waste. NASA published the cited page on September 19 after docking. This article keeps the launch and docking events distinct and does not present the planned stay or re-entry as completed events.