Russian Module Headed for the ISS Is Still Having Problems - Gizmodo

Russia’s newly launched International Space Station module Nauka is still in the fight as of Friday afternoon, as early reports indicate that the module’s backup engines have fired successfully.

That’s a big relief for Roscosmos, which nearly saw its long-awaited module become a tragic piece of space trivia instead of the newest piece of the International Space Station.

Nevertheless, I am moderately optimistic that they will eventually complete a successful docking, although not necessarily on the first attempt,” McDowell said.

I am moderately optimistic that they will eventually complete a successful docking, although not necessarily on the first attempt.