Dragon instead of “Progress”: the ISS crew have called for austerity – IA “Reporter”

Dragon instead of “Progress”: the ISS crew have called for austerity

According to the source, “Progress” is not drove to the ISS about a ton of supplies for life support crew . Whereas previously they were changed after the resource.

At the Mission Control Center was informed that not exclude “option of reducing the crew station from six to three.” In late June – early July, is expected to send to the ISS cargo spacecraft “Progress” and only after that – in the 20 days of July – launch a manned spacecraft. It is expected that this will be an American “truck» Dragon. The range of its goods, is likely to be changed to reflect the loss of “Progress».

According to the Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Valery Ryumin, in wishing to save resources on the ISS is not unusual. Attempts to take it to “manual” control without success, and he began to uncontrolled descent of orbit.

The Russian Space Agency is convinced that the “Progress” can not discredit May 9.

A source in space industry said that the changes in the timing related to the preliminary findings of the state commission on the accident of “progress”. In addition, it is necessary to test launch unmanned spacecraft in order not to risk human lives, we noted in Roskosmos. It was reported that the US Air Force Space Centre on the basis of “Vandenberg” in California gave the 44 fragments in orbit. It should have been run NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Chell Lindgren. The next flight crew to the ISS is scheduled for May 26, but it can move.

«Increase efficiency – means longer use items regulations, based on the actual technical state”, – the expert explained. “We need to calmly work of the state commission,” – he told reporters.