the system is automated but can be overridden by the cosmonauts. one of them onboard saw the ship spinning uncontrollably away and apparently nasa says it was moving away but the separation was two kilometers. they could have chosen to override the sensors and do it manly but when it started moving away they aborted for the time being. key word is away. how dangerous could this have been, trace? well, pretty dangerous. this is carrying 2,000-pound of fuel, 3 thousand pounds of supplies. when you move at that at are a rate, it s dangerous. when you have incidents like this it s a big issue. in 1997, one of russian cargo