Cosmonaut Uses Remote Control To Dock Progress

The Russian/U.S. crew on the International Space Station is unloading some 3,100 lb. of dry cargo from the Progress 18 transport after ISS commander Sergei Krikalev smoothly took manual control of the approaching vehicle June 18 to dock it. The Kurs autodocking system on the Progress did not fail...

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