[RadioAstronomer]

That's ignorant-media-speak for the momentum wheels (gyroscopes), which are too heavy for the Progress to carry. If the station loses just one more, it will have to be abandoned.

Indeed. If the station is abandoned and starts to tumble, would we be able to dock safaly in the future?

[snopercod]

I don't see how, especially with the newer "safer" NASA in charge. Maybe the Russians would try it, but what could they do?

I guess if they left enough propellant onboard to use thrusters to stabilize the beast so the Shuttle could dock, that might work. I don't know the propellant figures of late. I'm betting that is getting low as well.