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Progress MS-33 antenna fault forces manual docking with ISS after Soyuz launch

A Russia-launched Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft suffered an antenna malfunction after liftoff on a Soyuz-2.1a, forcing flight controllers to execute a manual docking with the International Space Station. Roscosmos said automated rendezvous systems are compromised and crew/ground will use manual procedures for final approach.

2026-03-22T23:49:26.982373-07:00

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Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

2026-03-21T16:19:57.895716-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA to purchase dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS

2026-03-20T01:50:20.726515-07:00

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NASA to convene Artemis international partners in Washington as ESA updates cooperation and ISS plans

2026-03-19T11:38:52.482394-07:00

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Progress MS-33 antenna fault forces manual docking with ISS after Soyuz launch A Russia-launched Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft suffered an antenna malfunction after liftoff on a Soyuz-2.1a, forcing flight controllers to execute a manual docking with the International Space Station. Roscosmos said automated rendezvous systems are compromised and crew/ground will use manual procedures for final approach.

2026-03-22T23:49:26.982373-07:00

Progress MS-33 antenna fault forces manual docking with ISS after Soyuz launch

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Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS Russia's state commission cleared the Progress MS-33 cargo ship (also identified as Progress 94) for launch to the International Space Station on March 22. Liftoff from Baikonur Site 31/6 is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Moscow time (7:59 a.m. ET); NASA will provide live coverage beginning 7:30 a.m. ET.

2026-03-21T16:19:57.895716-07:00

Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

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ESA to purchase dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS At its 345th Council in Interlaken, ESA approved buying a dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station, creating a medium‑duration flight opportunity for European astronauts. The move increases ESA’s crewed‑flight options and signals deeper use of commercial crew services for ISS access.

2026-03-20T01:50:20.726515-07:00

ESA to purchase dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS

Space Intel Report

NASA to convene Artemis international partners in Washington as ESA updates cooperation and ISS plans NASA will convene international Artemis partners in Washington next week to discuss the agency's new Artemis plan, ESA Director General Josef Aschacher said. The meeting follows ESA Council endorsements of a new crewed ISS mission concept and intensified NASA–ESA coordination after the Mars Earth Return Orbiter shutdown.

2026-03-19T11:38:52.482394-07:00

NASA to convene Artemis international partners in Washington as ESA updates cooperation and ISS plans

SpaceNews.com

Melagen Labs and Satlyt to Demonstrate Radiation‑Resilient In‑Orbit Computing and Advanced Shielding on the ISS Melagen Labs and Satlyt will fly a joint technology demonstration to the International Space Station to validate radiation‑resilient in‑orbit computing and next‑generation shielding. The ISS experiment aims to test hardware and software resilience for autonomous on‑orbit processing and to inform future commercial satellite and manufacturing designs.

2026-03-16T09:32:26.411625-07:00

Melagen Labs and Satlyt to Demonstrate Radiation‑Resilient In‑Orbit Computing and Advanced Shielding on the ISS

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Astronauts Use Bacteria and Fungi to Harvest Metals in Space Astronauts are using bacteria and fungi to harvest metals in space, leveraging microbes that live on and in crew, surfaces and food. Understanding how these organisms respond to space conditions is critical for managing onboard microbiomes and could enable biological in‑situ resource utilization on long‑duration exploration missions.

2026-03-07T18:23:56.916229-08:00

Astronauts Use Bacteria and Fungi to Harvest Metals in Space

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Japan's first HTV‑X1 undocks from ISS Harmony and departs on March 6; NASA streams live JAXA's first HTV‑X1 cargo spacecraft undocked from the ISS Harmony module and departed on March 6 at 12 p.m. ET after being grappled and released by Canadarm2. NASA provided live coverage on NASA+, Amazon Prime and its YouTube channel as Expedition 74 continued cargo transfers, spacewalk preparations and on‑station research.

2026-03-06T08:59:50.791229-08:00

Japan's first HTV‑X1 undocks from ISS Harmony and departs on March 6; NASA streams live

Reuters

Russia says repairs complete on damaged Baikonur launch pad critical to its space programme Russia's space agency announced repairs are complete on a damaged section of a launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, state media reported. The repaired facility is described as critical to Moscow's space programme, with authorities saying the work restores a key ground capability for upcoming missions.

2026-03-03T02:11:51.828752-08:00

Russia says repairs complete on damaged Baikonur launch pad critical to its space programme

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Progress MS-33 antenna fault forces manual docking with ISS after Soyuz launch

Progress MS-33 (Progress 94) cleared for March 22 launch from repaired Baikonur Site 31/6 to resupply ISS

ESA to purchase dedicated SpaceX Crew Dragon mission to the ISS

NASA to convene Artemis international partners in Washington as ESA updates cooperation and ISS plans

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