Posted on 05/09/2015 2:32:42 PM PDT by BenLurkin
As a result of the loss of the unmanned Progress 59 spacecraft, which was bound for the International Space Station on a routine resupply mission, the timelines of upcoming crew rotations and new launches are “under evaluation” according to Russian and American space sources.
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The vessel, also known as Progress M-27M, burned up minutes later and any surviving pieces fell over the Pacific Ocean.
“Debris fell about 900 kilometers west of the Marquesas Islands in the central Pacific Ocean,” a space industry source told the Russian news agency TASS.
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Roscosmos quickly established an investigation board to determine the cause of the Progress failure and any commonalities it might have with manned launches of the Soyuz rocket and capsule, and report back by 13 May.
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According to TASS, “the cause of the accident with the Russian Progress M-27M spacecraft has not been established yet, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin told journalists on Friday.”
“Not yet,” he said, answering a question on whether causes of the accident had been established.
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Surviving pieces.. Uhhh. Beats capsules loaded with poop I guess..
I hope SpaceX can stay on track and get their Dragon (or Dragon-2) capsule man-rated ASAP. We need to stop relying on this Russian excrement.
Someone forgot to say the prayer to bless the bread, obviously.
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