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Russian Soyuz rocket, photo by NASA-GCTC-Andrey Shelepin\/Wiki Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Space exploration is a tough endeavor, filled with danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back On November 27, 2025, an accident significantly damaged the Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome, during the lift-off of a rocket.<\/p>\n

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According to media reports, today, a service cabin crashed at Baikonur Cosmodrome during launch towards the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

According to various sources and experts, this incident has left Russia unable to launch astronauts into space \u2013 for the first time since\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/C6b0O9fiVU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anton Gerashchenko (@Gerashchenko_en) November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Even with the accident, the crew successfully arrived at the ISS.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa Soyuz spacecraft crew ARRIVES at the ISS<\/p>\n

American astronaut Christopher Williams is first through the hatch, followed by Russian cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev<\/p>\n

Smiles and hugs all round \u2013 and some very expensive camera equipment floating in zero gravity https:\/\/t.co\/or5KPDi0iX<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/SXc4kk45Ug<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RT (@RT_com) November 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Today, after months of repairs on Baikonur, the Russian space agency Roscosmos successfully launched a Soyuz rocket with an uncrewed Progress Cargo Spacecraft atop it, headed to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

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Russian rocket successfully launches from Baikonur<\/p>\n

The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle, carrying the Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft, is now heading toward the ISS<\/p>\n

On board: about 2.5 tons of cargo \u2014 including 52 kg of scientific equipment and 12 kg of medical supplies pic.twitter.com\/bWymxCQfmS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 RT (@RT_com) March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

But the celebrations turned out to be short-lived, as it soon became known that a glitch in the Progress ship may make the mission considerably harder.<\/p>\n

Space.com<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201cA Soyuz rocket topped with the robotic Progress 94 freighter lifted off from the Russia-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday at 7:59 a.m. EDT.<\/em><\/p>\n

The launch went well, but Progress 94 suffered an issue shortly after deploying from its rocket ride: One of the antennas it\u2019s supposed to use for automatic docking did not deploy, according to NASA.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Following launch, one of the Progress spacecraft\u2019s antennas used for automatic docking did not deploy as planned. All other systems are operating as designed, and Progress will continue toward its planned docking at 9:34 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 22. Troubleshooting will\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/VoR2yiAWfC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NASA (@NASA) March 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201c\u2019All other systems are operating as designed, and Progress will continue toward its planned docking at 9:34 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, March 22\u2019, agency officials said via X on Sunday. \u2018Troubleshooting will continue and if the antenna cannot be deployed, Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will manually pilot the spacecraft through a backup system for rendezvous and docking at the space station\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Progress 94 ship carries 3 tons of food, propellant and other supplies to the astronauts (and cosmonauts) currently on board the International Space Station (ISS).<\/p>\n

The cargo capsule is expected to dock with the ISS\u2019s Poisk module on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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BACK TO THE MOON: Artemis 2 SLS Rocket Is Ready, and NASA\u2019s Crewed Lunar Mission May Launch as Soon as April 1st<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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