The launch of the manned “Union” was postponed iz Truck accident “Progress”. For safety reasons, the unit will not be placed in orbit to all the circumstances of the collapse of the space truck.
Starting the manned spacecraft” Soyuz TMA-17M “was held on May 26, but the collapse of the cargo ship” Progress M-27M “made adjustments in these plans. Start will be carried out during the period from 23 to 25 July. By this time, be able to ascertain the reasons for the crash and to launch a pre-another cargo ship, experts believe.
“launch date” Soyuz TMA-17M “ adjusted for the loss of the cargo ship” Progress M -27M “. Start the” window “is defined July 23-25, about three weeks after the test run of the new truck” – quoted by “Interfax” the representative of the space industry.
According to him, the transfer took to flight safety – by this time should be The cause of the collapse of the “Progress” . This means that the crew of the ISS, which was supposed to return to Earth on May 14 will have to stay in orbit until June 11.
On the ship, the launch has been postponed, were supposed to fly Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, astronaut of the Japanese Space Agency Kimia JAXA and NASA astronaut Yui Chell Lindgren. Watch the ISS carries an international crew of Russians Anton Shkaplerova, Gennady Padalka, Mikhail Kornienko, European astronaut Samantha Kristoforetti Americans Vertsa Terry and Scott Kelly.
Carrier rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” a space truck ” Progress “was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on April 28. It is assumed that after six hours, he will dock with the ISS. However, for unclear reasons, flying ship into a higher orbit than planned, – excess was 30 kilometers. “Progress” has begun to spin out of control, he ceased to receive information.
Experts have tried to establish contact with the ship, but to no avail. As a result, it had to admit that “Progress”, which was delivered to the ISS food, oxygen and equipment lost.
Roscosmos May 8 at 05:04 Moscow time, said that “Progress M-27M” ceased to exist. Log into the atmosphere occurred at 160th coil over the central Pacific Ocean. The results of the investigation of an incident of the accident will be submitted no later than 13 May, following the completion of the work of the state commission.
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