NASA named the reason for the unsuccessful docking of the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with the ISS.
The American organization NASA considers, that the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft with the Russian robot Fedor on board failed to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) due to malfunctions in the approach and docking system "Kurs". This was reported by RIA Novosti.
As noted in the American department, "Both sets of the system were unable to correctly identify targets on the surface of the station".
It is worth noting, that previously a source in the space industry also stated, what, according to preliminary information, the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft was unable to dock with the ISS on schedule due to possible malfunctions in the Kurs docking system
Previously, NASA paid attention to the fact, that there is no remote control system on the Soyuz MS-14, that is, in the case, if the automatics did not work and the ship could not dock to the station itself, astronauts from the ISS could not dock the spacecraft manually.
