A new Progress freighter launched to the International Space Station Friday at 11:25 p.m. EDT with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard.

The station's 25th Progress unpiloted cargo carrier will bring to the orbiting laboratory more than 1,050 pounds of propellant, almost 100 pounds of air, more than 925 pounds of water and 3,042 pounds of dry cargo - a total of 5,125 pounds.

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An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School, Emmett, Idaho USA on 16 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:47 UTC.

The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and W7VT. The contact should be audible in western portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.

Kenneth J. Carberry Intermediate School in Emmett, Idaho has approximately 410 students in grades 4 through 6. Boise, our capital city, is only 30 miles away. We are located in a beautiful valley that is rapidly changing from a rural farming community to a commuter suburb of Boise. We are proud to be a 2004 NASA Explorer School. Our NASA Family Nights, Character Education Program and music program are further sources of pride. We also offer an after-school science club, the Discovery Club, that has a membership of over 150 students.

An International Space Station Expedition 15 ARISS school contact has been planned with students at Barrhaven Public School, Ottawa, ON, Canada on 15 May. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 15:22 UTC.

The contact will be a direct between stations NA1SS and VA3MGY. The contact should be audible in northern portions of North America. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The participants are expected to conduct the conversation in English.

Barrhaven Public School is a school of approximately four hundred and twenty five students. This year, half our students are enrolled in the French Immersion Program and half of our students are enrolled in the regular English program. It is well known for its open and welcoming atmosphere. Our school motto is "Barrhaven Public School Learning Together/ Apprenons Ensemble" which the teachers, staff and students follow each and every day.