Progress MS-34, (designated Progress 95 by NASA), automatically docked with the aft port of the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, (April 28), at about 00:01 UTC. This mission marked the second Russian cargo flight of 2026 and was critical for restoring supply chains after a launch pad accident in late 2025.

Progress MS-34 delivered about 2,500 kilograms of supplies to support Expedition 74. The cargo manifest included:

Pressurized Logistics (1,348 kg): 483 kg of food, 333 kg of hygiene items, 311 kg of repair gear, 146 kg of scientific equipment, and 75 kg of medical supplies.

Unpressurized Cargo: The most prominent item was the Orlan-MKS spacesuit No. 8, the eighth variant of this series, essential for future spacewalks from the Russian segment.

Unpressurized Logistics (1,170 kg): 700 kg of propellant, 420 kg of drinking water, and 50 kg of oxygen.

Scientific Experiments: Payloads included studies on Virtual reality effects on vision and spatial orientation, Neiroimmunitet (immune and nervous system reactions to stress), Biodegradatsiya (microorganism action on materials), and Separatsiya (water recycling improvements).

While docked, Progress MS-34 is responsible for performing orbital reboost burns to maintain the ISS altitude and adjust its orientation, a task previously handled by Progress MS-33, which is docked at the less optimal Poisk module.

The spacecraft is expected to remain attached to the station for roughly seven months before being loaded with waste for a destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. Its arrival followed the undocking and deorbit of Progress MS-32 on April 20, 2026, which had cleared the Zvezda aft port for MS-34.

The spacecraft was launched atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 31/6, on April 25, 2026, at 2221 UTC. The launch occurred at the repaired pad, which had sustained significant damage during the Soyuz MS-28 launch on November 27, 2025.

Progress MS-34 was the second mission to use the repaired pad, following Progress MS-33, and was part of a compressed schedule to replenish the ISS after the interruption. The launch vehicle carried the ~7,280 kg spacecraft into a low-Earth orbit inclined at 51.67 degrees, with the cargo ship separating and beginning its autonomous rendezvous shortly after.

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Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Progress 95 cargo spacecraft on Saturday, (April 25), at 2221 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The robotic freighter will deliver about 3 tons of essential supplies, including food, propellant, water, and scientific equipment, to the International Space Station (ISS) for the Expedition 74 crew.

Progress 95 is scheduled to autonomously dock with the aft port of the Zvezda module on Monday, April 27, at 0000 UTC.

This arrival followed the departure of Progress 93, which undocked on April 20 and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean to make room for the new cargo ship. Saturday's mission marked the second Russian cargo resupply flight of 2026, following the March 22 launch of Progress 94.

Progress 95 is expected to remain docked to the station for about seven months before departing to dispose of waste. It joins a fleet of four primary resupply vehicles, alongside Japan’s HTV-X, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, and SpaceX’s Dragon. All are expendable except Dragon, which makes splashes down in the ocean.

Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was detained after opening fire while attempting to storm a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, where President Donald Trump was speaking.

Law enforcement exchanged gunfire with Allen, who was armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives, but he was not hit and was taken into custody; one Secret Service officer was struck by a bullet but protected by a vest and is expected to recover.

The incident which occurred at the Washington Hilton around 8:36 p.m., triggered panic as guests took cover and Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and cabinet members were evacuated safely.

During a press conference at the White House soon after the shooting, President Trump described Allen as a “sick person,” “lone wolf,” and “whack job” who “looked evil” and would spend “life in prison.” He praised the Secret Service for their response and initially suggested “Let the show go on,” though the event was ultimately canceled.

At a later press conference with Washington D.C. mayor and other officials, Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said that evidence suggests Allen was targeting administration officials, likely including the president.

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said Allen was being charged with two counts of using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer with a dangerous weapon, with more charges expected. She emphasized: “It is clear… this individual was intent on doing as much harm and as much damage as he could.” Allen, believed to have acted alone, was arraigned on April 27, 2026, and is being held in federal custody.

Allen graduated from Caltech in 2017 with a degree in mechanical engineering and earned a master’s in computer science from California State University, Dominguez Hills in 2025. He worked as a tutor at C2 Education, where he was named Teacher of the Month in December 2024.

The 31-year-old also developed a video game called Bohrdom and was involved in the Caltech Nerf Club. Despite no prior criminal record, family members alerted police in Connecticut after Allen sent a manifesto minutes before the attack, in which he referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” and expressed intent to target Trump administration officials.

Federal records show he donated to left-wing Democrat presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s 2024 campaign and took part in 'No Kings' protests against Trump.