Disaster! Russia Soyuz Can't Dock ISS after Major antenna Glitch... SpaceX Dragon to REPLACE

Disaster! Russia Soyuz Can't Dock ISS after Major antenna Glitch... SpaceX Dragon to REPLACE
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0:00 intro
0:25 Russia Problem
3:55 Progress vs. Dragon
Orel vs. Orion
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Disaster! Russia Soyuz Can't Dock ISS after Major antenna Glitch... SpaceX Dragon to REPLACE
This is so dangerous! Russia’s Progress cargo spacecraft just ran into a major issue on its very first flight from a brand-new launch pad, and it nearly turned into a disaster. So what exactly went wrong? Let’s take a closer look.

Wow! Russia has just completed what they’re calling a “new” launch pad, but it’s actually still located at the same old Site 31 — the only operational launch complex for Soyuz. And the reason it’s considered new isn’t just a surface-level refurbishment. This was closer to a full-scale rebirth of the most critical infrastructure.
Disaster! Russia Soyuz Can't Dock ISS after Major antenna Glitch... SpaceX Dragon to REPLACE
Roscosmos treated and reapplied anti-corrosion coatings across more than 2,350 square meters of load-bearing steel structures. They completely replaced the anchoring mechanisms that secure the service tower. And just as importantly, they recalibrated the entire remote control electronics system to ensure precise attitude control during the countdown phase.
But that’s not all. One of the most complex operations involved assembling massive modules over 19 meters long, then carefully lowering them through a circular opening in the pad using specialized cranes, effectively reconstructing key operational systems beneath the launch platform itself.
And because this was such a major overhaul, it obviously needed a real-world test. But instead of a simple trial, Russia went all in. They launched the Progress MS-33 cargo spacecraft on March 22, not just to validate the new pad, but also to urgently deliver more than 2.5 tons of supplies — including food, fuel, oxygen, and essential equipment — to the Expedition 74 crew aboard the ISS.
Disaster! Russia Soyuz Can't Dock ISS after Major antenna Glitch... SpaceX Dragon to REPLACE
And just as many had anticipated, something did go wrong. But interestingly, it had nothing to do with the launch pad.
About 40 minutes after separating from the Soyuz-2.1a rocket, one of the two KURS antennas — critical for automated docking — suddenly failed to deploy. Located at the very front of the spacecraft, this antenna is part of the radar system responsible for measuring distance, relative velocity, and approach angle to the Poisk module on the ISS.
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