WKTV Government Channel features a number of NASA events

The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft is seen on the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch pad, Thursday, July 27, 2017. Expedition 52 flight engineer Sergei Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos, flight engineer Randy Bresnik of NASA, and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 28. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

There is lots of activity taking place next week as NASA launches a cargo craft along with the changing of command on the International Space Station.

On Tuesday, Dec. 12, we will be featuring the launch of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-13 Mission. Coverage will begin at approximately 11:15am, with the launch scheduled at 11:46 a.m. A Post-Launch News Conference will be held at 1:15 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 13, we will be featuring the Change of Command Ceremony of the ISS Expedition 53/54 on the International Space Station. Coverage begins at 7:30 a.m. with the Ceremony scheduled for 7:40am.

Later in the day, we will cover the undocking of the ISS Expedition 53/Soyuz MS-05. Coverage starts at 11:30 p.m., with the undocking scheduled for 12:16 a.m.

Coverage continues on Thursday, Dec. 14, with the Deorbit Burn and Landing of the ISS Expedition 53/Soyuz MS-05. The deorbit burn is scheduled for 2:44am and the landing near Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan is scheduled for 3:38am.

On Friday, Dec. 15, we will be featuring coverage of the Rendezvous and Capture of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-13 Cargo Craft at the International Space Station. Coverage starts at 4:30am with the capture of the Cargo Craft scheduled for approximately 6:00am. Stay tuned for the installation of the Cargo Craft scheduled for 7:30am

For more information on NASA TV or the International Space Station, log on to www.nasa.gov.

NASA TV can be seen on the WKTV 26 Government Channel on Comcast and on AT&T U-verse 99 Government Channel 99