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The Russian space freighter Progress completely disintegrated
” The spacecraft Progress M-27M ceased to exist at 05 H 04 Moscow (02H04 GMT) on 8 May 2015. Its entry into the atmosphere was carried out over the central Pacific Ocean, “said Friday the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos).
The freighter was launched a week ago to the International Space Station (ISS) carrying supplies to supply six astronauts who are working there (three Russians, two Americans and one Italian), but failed to engage and lost control, rushing on Earth.
After several days of speculation and calculations about where the ship would fall, this disintegrated through the atmosphere over the central Pacific Ocean.
Roscosmos officials claimed that the loss of Progress will not have negative consequences for astronauts, as these dispondrían sufficient stocks for several months.
However, the failure of the freighter, whose causes still under investigation, it cost Roscosmos almost 500 million euros.
“ According to calculations, the ship has already disintegrated. At least, not our means of control nor the Americans are, “a source in the Russian space industry news agency Ria Novosti.
The Progress was sent to the ISS with more than two tons of supplies, including fuel, oxygen , food and scientific equipment.
The freighter also carried a replica of the Soviet flag hoisted by the Red Army in Berlin on May 9, 1945, with the Russian astronauts conmemorarían May 9, day the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II (1939-1945).
It is expected that three of these astronauts return to Earth in mid-May.
Of all However, it is expected that Roscosmos forward the launch of a new freighter, the Progress M-28M, for the coming months with more supplies.
Such ships are used for about 35 years and represent one of the great prides of the Russian space industry. So far, only there had been an accident in August 2011, when a failure occurred in the rocket that sent the craft into space.
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