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May 6th, 2015
The uplift and downfall of Progress spacecraft.
Credit: Roscosmos
Round and round it goes…exactly when and where it will plummet to Earth is a guessing game.
On April 28, Russia’s uncrewed Progress M-27M supply ship streaked into orbit atop a Soyuz launcher, intended to dock with the International Space Station (ISS).
But shortly after liftoff, the vessel experienced technical difficulties. Subsequently, a Russian mission control team could not command the cargo vessel packed with nearly three tons of supplies.
Here’s the latest, with some surprises as reviewed in my new Space.com story.
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Doomed Russian Spacecraft Is Falling From Space, But Where Will It Fall?
by Leonard David, Space.com’s Space Insider Columnist
May 06, 2015 03:50pm ET
May 06, 2015 03:50pm ET
NOTE: Here’s an informative website to prepare for the fall!
Orbital path of Russian capsule Progress 59, go to:
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Here’s my 2009 analysis of why cold hydrazine in a tank makes an uncontrolled entry a LOT more hazardous. For USA-193 the experts, using classified data about the vehicle, calculated a one in forty chance of multiple human casualties, from localized toxic effects. http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/down-in-flames