Tag: Progress
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Out-of-control Progress cargo craft to fall back to Earth
Updated at 10:15 a.m. EDT (1415 GMT) on May 7. File photo of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft. Credit: NASA A Russian space freighter that failed to deliver supplies to the International Space Station last week is due to re-enter Earth’s atmosphere as soon as Thursday. The Progress M-27M cargo capsule spun out of control…
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Stricken Progress M-27M spotted by ISS – Entry path under evaluation
As the Russians continue their evaluations into the failure of the Progress M27-M mission, the resupply vehicle has been spotted passing the International Space Station (ISS). The vehicle – still spinning out of control – is in an orbit that is no threat to the orbital outpost, with the main evaluations now focusing on where…
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Progress failure probe narrows in on separation from rocket
File photo of a Russian Progress supply ship during rendezvous with the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Something went wrong with a Russian Progress resupply mission moments before the spacecraft deployed into orbit Tuesday on the way to the International Space Station, and investigators are analyzing whether the stricken supply ship may have lost control…
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Russia gives up on Progress supply ship docking
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION File photo of a Russian Progress supply freighter on approach to the International Space Station last year. Credit: ESA/NASA Russian flight controllers have given up attempting to salvage a Progress cargo ship loaded with 3 tons of supplies and equipment intended for the International Space Station. Astronaut Scott…
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Russian Progress M-27M lost in space
A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket lofted the latest Progress resupply vehicle (M-27M) for what was supposed to be a fast rendezvous trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch of the Progress – riding on a Soyuz 2-1A for the first time – occurred at 07:09 GMT on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Russian Progress M-27M lost in space
A Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket lofted the latest Progress resupply vehicle (M-27M) for what was supposed to be a fast rendezvous trip to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch of the Progress – riding on a Soyuz 2-1A for the first time – occurred at 07:09 GMT on Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…
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Russians scramble to restore cargo ship communications
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION — Updated at 10:05 AM ET: Progress spacecraft spinning; no luck yet gaining control A Russian Progress supply ship loaded with more than 3 tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station apparently spun out of control shortly after reaching orbit Tuesday, putting…
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Antenna snag strikes Progress cargo freighter
The Progress M-27M cargo craft lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on a Soyuz rocket at 0709 GMT (3:09 a.m. EDT). Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now Russian ground controllers decided Tuesday to delay the docking of a Progress supply freighter to the International Space Station until Thursday after telemetry signals indicated two radar navigation antennas may…
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Video: Progress launches and docks
The Russian Progress 58P cargo freighter launches and six hours later docks to the International Space Station.