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However, the vehicle was doomed just minutes into its launch, as the the Soyuz 2-1A rocket that lofted Progress suffered a major malfunction during third stage flight.<\/p>\n
The exact nature of the problem is yet to be revealed, with the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, still working through an investigation process.<\/p>\n
In the latest media release, Roscosmos confirmed the problem was with the third stage, which resulted in the launch profile entering the wrong orbital parameters, before a bad separation between the stage and the Progress resulted in the spacecraft spinning out of control.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe preliminary conclusion confirmed an abnormal separation, including two events associated with depressurization of the oxidizer and fuel tanks on the third stage,\u201d noted the Agency.<\/p>\n
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The stricken ship was observed as spinning throughout its short lifetime on orbit, before finally re-entering over the Pacific Ocean via an uncontrolled destructive re-entry.<\/p>\n(Animation created by Artyom Zharov, via L2\u2019s dump of Progress M-27M images)<\/p>\n
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A change to the schedule was already a certainty as of last week. However, the ISS partners had to meet to ratify the changes, with further discussions set to take place as the Russians complete their failure investigation and more importantly any impacts to future launches.<\/p>\n
Roscosmos expects to provide an update about the Progress investigation on Friday, May 22.<\/p>\n
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The meeting between the international partners took place on Tuesday, resulting in an agreement to adjust the schedule after hearing Roscosmos\u2019s preliminary findings on the loss of the cargo craft.<\/p>\nNASA noted that the exact dates have not yet been established, but will be announced in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
The initial information \u2013 as reported by NASASpaceFlight.com last week \u2013 noted the evaluations in Russia proposed delaying the departure of Terry Virts of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency until June 11-12 \u2013 providing them with another month on the Station.<\/p>\n
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Roscosmos were also evaluating the potential to advance the Progress M-28M launch to the beginning of July.<\/p>\nThis launch is not believed to be impacted by investigation into Progress M-27M\u2019s Soyuz 2-1A rocket, as the next Progress is set to ride on the Soyuz-U carrier.<\/p>\n
Also noted in the evaluations was the potential to delay the Soyuz TMA-17M launch \u2013 lofting Oleg Kononenko of Russia, Kimiya Yui of JAXA and Kjell Lindgren of NASA \u2013 until at least the middle of July.<\/p>\n
These changes have now been confirmed by NASA, albeit still subject to change.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe return to Earth for Virts, Cristoforetti and Shkaplerov now is targeted for early June. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka will remain aboard the station to begin Expedition 44,\u201d NASA confirmed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\u201cThe next Russian cargo craft, Progress 60, will launch in early July to deliver several tons of food, fuel and supplies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Soyuz spacecraft carrying Expedition 44\u2019s Kjell Lindgren of NASA, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and Kimiya Yui of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will launch in late July from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Further impacts are expected, as ISS managers juggle the busy Visiting Vehicle schedule. That could include next month\u2019s arrival of the SpaceX Dragon involved with the CRS-7 mission.<\/p>\n\u201cThe date of SpaceX\u2019s seventh resupply flight under its commercial resupply services contract with NASA still is under review but remains targeted for no earlier than June 19,\u201d added NASA in a cautionary note reflecting the ongoing evaluations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdditional 2015 space station-related launch dates also are under review.\u201d<\/p>\n
The space station has sufficient supplies to support crews until the fall of 2015.<\/p>\n
However, the ISS\u2019 consumables status is based on both the recent arrival of the CRS-6 Dragon and \u2013 it is understood \u2013 the expected success of the CRS-7 Dragon.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s loss of the Cygnus spacecraft \u2013 and the retirement of Europe\u2019s ATV \u2013 has placed extra considerations on the consumable levels for the Station, based on the current six member crew.<\/p>\n
(Images: via L2, Roscosmos, and NASA).<\/p>\n
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