Russia’s Progress MS-35 cargo spacecraft docks with ISS

The manual docking is the detail worth noting: it implies the automated Kurs system was not used, a reminder that Russian resupply operations still carry procedural fallbacks even on routine runs. For station partners, the cargo mix — repair equipment alongside propellant and consumables — frames this as sustainment rather than science logistics. Whether Russia's manifest keeps to schedule while its ISS participation winds down is the open question.