WATCH: Russian Cosmonaut Manually Docks Glitched ‘Progress’ Cargo Spacecraft to the International Space Station

‘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 launched on Sunday (22) from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, after around three months of repairs due to an accident in late 2025.

Watch: damage in Baikonur launch pad.

Après trois mois de travail acharné et trois équipes de maintenance mobilisées, le pad 31/6 de Baïkonour s’apprête à reprendre les tirs en mars.
Le planning de Roscosmos confirme la mission Progress MS-33 le 22/03 sur Soyouz 2.1a, selon Next Spaceflight et RocketLaunch. https://t.co/a4AU5tL27H pic.twitter.com/UlNZ5mCVea

— Xplora (@XploraSpace) February 25, 2026

Russia’s Soyuz-2.1a launches Progress MS-33 cargo ship into orbit

The Progress MS-33 cargo ship has delivered fuel, water, and food supplies to the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/sugu6s07oh

— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) March 22, 2026

But right after liftoff, the glitch in the ‘Progress’ added more tension to the ISS missions, which have seen two astronauts left stranded for 9 months in space by the malfunctioning Boeing’s Starliner, and also the first medical evacuation from space, after crew member Mike Fincke had an unspecified health issue in the ISS.

From the NASA website:

“The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 94 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Poisk module at 9:40 a.m. EDT Tuesday. 

Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov manually piloted the spacecraft during docking using the TORU (Telerobotically Operated Rendezvous System) control panel inside the space station’s Zvezda Service Module after one of the spacecraft’s two KURS automated rendezvous antennas failed to deploy after launch.

The spacecraft is delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 74 crew. It will remain docked to the orbiting laboratory for about six months before departing for a planned destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.”

LIVE: After two days in flight, the Progress 94 cargo spacecraft is arriving at the @Space_Station with food, fuel, and other supplies. Docking is scheduled for 9:34am ET (1334 UTC). https://t.co/FnOm4FVpkH

— NASA (@NASA) March 24, 2026

Roscosmos’ Progress MS-33 cargo ship successfully docks with the International Space Station pic.twitter.com/kZAQQ0xECc

— RT (@RT_com) March 24, 2026

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Russia Successfully Launches Soyuz Rocket From Repaired Baikonur Launchpad, but a Glitch in the Cargo Spaceship May Force Cosmonaut to Manually Dock It on the ISS

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