Media reported on cessation of attempts to establish connection with the “progress” – RBC

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Mission Control gave up trying to take control of cargo spacecraft “Progress M-27M”, Interfax reported with reference to the interlocutor in the space industry.

He said that the last attempt to bring the situation under control in It was not successful, and it was decided not to take more of them. “The last attempt to bring the situation under control failed. Resolved longer attempt not to repeat “- a spokesman said.

According to him, the ship has already begun spontaneously fall out of orbit, anticipated the fall of the debris of the earth – from 7 to 11 May.

Meanwhile, a source in the TASS space industry claims that the DRM experts today after a break will take at least another three attempts to take over the management control of the ship. “Specialists PCO remain in the field and will, to the extent possible, to do something. At least three more sessions should be, “- said the source.

He said that space makes the truck a day around the Earth turns 15-16, only six of them fall into the zone of the Russian ground communications. With 3:50 MSK on April 29 experts made six attempts to take control of an emergency, “Progress”, all of them were unsuccessful.

Later, the agency, citing a source reported that experts have recognized the situation hopeless. “Experts have recognized that the situation with” progress “unpromising. Controlled keep the ship from orbit will not work “- said Tass.

The launch vehicle” Soyuz-2.1a “the truck” Progress M-27M “launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the morning on April 28. Six hours after the start of a cargo ship was due to arrive to the International Space Station. But there was an emergency situation – the ship has exceeded a predetermined height and did not leave the calculated orbit. “Progress” began to rotate around its axis, and it ceased to flow telemetry information. The MCC is believed that the failure occurred at the stage of the third stage.

Earlier on Wednesday, a source in the MCC told Interfax that if the experts of the center will not be able to take the ship under control, it is possible to mix his early orbit. RIA Novosti source in the space industry most likely scenario for a gradual reduction in calls of “progress” orbit flight, after which the ship will burn up in the atmosphere.