Progress 94 antenna glitch forces manual docking with ISS
TL;DR
Russia’s Progress 94 cargo freighter failed to deploy an antenna after liftoff, making autonomous docking with the International Space Station impossible. If the antenna cannot be deployed, cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will manually pilot the spacecraft using a backup system for rendezvous and docking. The freighter carries about 2,500 kilograms of cargo and launched from Baikonur on March 22; docking was originally planned for March 24, with NASA/Roscosmos monitoring and a livestream of the docking.
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