Progress 94 antenna glitch forces manual docking with ISS
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.