Specialists North American Space Agency (NASA) postponed the launch of a private jet Cygnus to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2014. This was reported on the official website of the agency.
Originally the launch was scheduled for December 19. But last Wednesday, it became known that the ISS is found breaking in the cooling system. According to preliminary information, the problem arose because of the broken pump, which can be repaired only in open space. On the U.S. segment of the ISS because of breakage was energized a number of systems related to electricity generation. The Russian segment is operating normally. Now, American astronauts will perform three spacewalks to make repairs.
reported that before the launch in January will not be made. ISS American cargo ship crew will meet 38th expedition of Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin, NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins and Richard Mastracchio, the Japanese space agency astronaut Koichi Wakata.
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