{"id":19154,"date":"2016-12-02T00:07:54","date_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/russias-progress-cargo-shipment-to-space-station-burns-up-in-fiery-plunge\/"},"modified":"2016-12-02T00:07:54","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T16:07:54","slug":"russias-progress-cargo-shipment-to-space-station-burns-up-in-fiery-plunge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/russias-progress-cargo-shipment-to-space-station-burns-up-in-fiery-plunge\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Progress cargo shipment to space station burns up in fiery plunge"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_293486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-293486\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-293486\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161201-progress-soyuz-2-630x600.jpg\" alt=\"A Russian Soyuz rocket rises from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending a robotic Progress cargo ship into space. The ship was lost minutes later. (NASA \/ Roscosmos Photo)\" width=\"630\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161201-progress-soyuz-2-630x600.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161201-progress-soyuz-2-768x732.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161201-progress-soyuz-2.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-293486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Russian Soyuz rocket rises from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending a robotic Progress cargo ship into space. The ship was lost minutes later. (Roscosmos Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A robotic Russian Progress spaceship and its cargo were lost today, minutes after its launch to the International Space Station from Russia\u2019s Baikonur Cosmodrome.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Roscosmos space agency reported the failure of the mission\u2019s Soyuz rocket and the fiery re-entry of the Progress craft over mountainous terrain in Russia\u2019s republic of Tuva, in southern Siberia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the fragments were burned in the dense layers of the atmosphere,\u201d Roscosmos said, citing preliminary information. That suggests some of the debris fell to the ground, but no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p>The uncrewed Progress was carrying more than two and a half tons of food, fuel and supplies for the space station. NASA said the&nbsp;rocket anomaly arose during third-stage separation, which apparently occurred earlier than scheduled. Russian space officials said the craft was operating normally until 383 seconds into the ascent, when it stopped transmitting data.<\/p>\n<p>Roscomos said a commission has been set up to investigate the failure.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=804338333123915777&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Frussia-progress-ship-space-station-lost%2F&amp;sessionId=07534df9550932ceb71165dea2e861b95c00cd9f&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"804338333123915777\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i178280380660465467=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Russian cargo craft launches with 2.6 tons of cargo for Saturday delivery to station. https:\/\/t.co\/C7LVQGQ6Xn pic.twitter.com\/qVxajz5woj<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 International Space Station (@Space_Station) December 1, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Both NASA and Roscosmos emphasized that the station\u2019s six-person crew was safe and well supplied, and would face no critical shortages as a result of the Progress&nbsp;loss.<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Mission Control&nbsp;told space station commander Shane Kimbrough about the setback. \u201cPlease keep us updated whenever you hear something,\u201d Kimbrough said.<\/p>\n<p>A Japanese HTV cargo ship is due to be launched to the space station on Dec. 9.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s loss is the latest in a series of ups and downs for space station resupply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Orbital ATK\u2019s Antares rocket and its robotic Cygnus cargo ship were blown up just after launch&nbsp;in October 2014, but the Cygnus is now back in action.<\/li>\n<li>An earlier Progress craft was lost in April 2015 due to a failed separation from its Soyuz rocket.<\/li>\n<li>A SpaceX Dragon shipment was destroyed&nbsp;in June 2015 when its Falcon 9 rocket went awry. SpaceX returned to flight a year ago, but another Falcon 9 was lost on the pad three months ago, forcing another suspension in flights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today, Iridium said it was expecting to have 10 of its next-generation satellites launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 16. But that schedule is contingent on&nbsp;the Federal Aviation Administration\u2019s approval of SpaceX\u2019s return to flight, following an investigation of&nbsp;the Sept. 1 anomaly.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX founder Elon Musk said last month that the Falcon 9 anomaly apparently arose when some of the rocket\u2019s liquid-oxygen propellant froze&nbsp;solid and reacted explosively with the carbon composite tank during a launch-pad test. A change in the procedure for loading liquid helium onto the Falcon 9&nbsp;should head off that problem, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Russian Soyuz rocket rises from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, sending a robotic Progress cargo ship into space. The ship was lost minutes later. (Roscosmos Photo) A robotic Russian Progress spaceship and its cargo were lost today, minutes after its launch to the International Space Station from Russia\u2019s Baikonur Cosmodrome. 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