Expedition 69 Progress 85 Cargo Ship Docks to Space Station - Aug. 24, 2023

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In celebration of the 31st anniversary of the launching of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on April 24 1990 astronomers aimed the renowned observatory at a brilliant “celebrity star ” one of the brightest stars seen in our galaxy surrounded by a glowing halo of gas and dust. Hubble's senior project scientist Dr. Jennifer Wiseman takes us on a tour of this stunning new image describes the telescope's current health and summarizes some of Hubble's contributions to astronomy from the past year. For more information visit https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/... Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul R. Morris (USRA): Lead Producer Dr. Jennifer Wiseman (NASA/GSFC): Narrator Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET): Technical Support Additional Visualizations: Flyby of AG Carinae Video credit: Leah Hustak Frank Summers

The uncrewed Roscosmos ISS Progress 85 cargo spacecraft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module August 24 after launching to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan August 22 on a Soyuz booster rocket. Progress is filled with almost three tons of supplies and cargo and will remain docked to the space station until early next year.

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