US EditionRussian Space Craft Antenna Problem Forces Manual Docking with ISS
Two antennas on Progress 94 failed to deploy, disabling the automated docking system and requiring manual piloting by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, NASA confirmed.
- On Tuesday, the uncrewed Russian Progress 94 cargo spacecraft failed to deploy navigation antennas properly, preventing autonomous docking with the International Space Station and forcing mission controllers to prepare for manual intervention.
- If troubleshooting fails, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will use the Telerobotically Operated Rendezvous System located in the Zvezda Service Module to pilot the freighter remotely as a backup to the automated KURS system.
- The Progress 94 freighter carries around 5,500 pounds of vital supplies including food, fuel, and equipment for the Expedition 73/74 crew, who have been aboard the ISS since Thanksgiving.
- Mission controllers detected the glitch around 40 minutes after Sunday's launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan; NASA will stream the docking attempt live on YouTube starting today at 8:45 a.m. EDT.
- This mission follows a series of recent ISS challenges, including a medical evacuation two months ago marking the station's 26-year history, though NASA reports all other Progress 94 systems are operating as designed.
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Russian rocket en route to ISS suffers major antenna glitch, triggering remote-control astronaut 'backup plan'
NASA has revealed that Russia's Progress 94 spacecraft failed to deploy one of its antennae, making it impossible for the uncrewed freighter to autonomously dock with the International Space Station. An orbiting cosmonaut will now have to manually guide the stricken vessel using a "backup system."
Russian Cosmonaut Manually Docks Glitched ‘Progress’ Cargo Spacecraft to the International Space Station
Progress cargo spaceship manually docks to the ISS – Screengrab NASA Social Media/X ‘All’s well that ends well’ – William Shakespeare. NASA and the Russian Roscosmos are celebrating the successful docking of the ‘Progress’ cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The docking had to be performed manually by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov after a glitch prevented an antenna from fully deploying. The Soyuz rocket was successfully launch…
An antenna problem causes the Russian cosmonaut Kononenko to control the docking manoeuvre on board the ISS.
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