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

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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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