Progress M-05M docked with the Pirs module of the International Space Station on May 1, 2010. The automated docking system used by Progress to dock with the station failed when the spacecraft was 1 km away from the station. Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov used a backup manual system to control the rendezvous and docking of the Progress spacecraft.
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