Because of the accident “Progress” will adjust the program of flights to the ISS – Russian newspaper

United Aerospace Defense Command North America / NORAD / confirmed that the Russian cargo spacecraft “Progress M-27M” burned up in the atmosphere.

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According to the Russian Federal Space Agency , the space truck “ceased to exist on May 8 at 05.04 on the central part of the Pacific Ocean – 160 coil he entered the dense layers of the Earth’s atmosphere. Experts say that the surface of the ocean can reach only some small pieces, made of refractory material, which immediately went to the bottom.

Recall rocket “Soyuz-2.1a” the ship “Progress M-27M” launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 28 at 10 hours and 10 minutes. According to experts, the telemetry from the space of the truck lost 1.5 seconds to its separation from the launch vehicle. PCO was not able to receive telemetry from the board, and the ship itself, according to available information, flew to 30-40 km above the calculated orbit.

In fact, what went wrong now understands Commission investigators. The results it should be submitted no later than May 13. As stated previously the head of the Russian Space Agency, Igor Komarov, set failures of individual components and assemblies freight cargo ship and found no leakage of trunk-block propulsion system.

The unsuccessful launch of the truck “Progress” will not mean the end of the use of launcher “Soyuz”. “The fact that there was some kind of emergency situation, which we now can not yet explain, in no way can not put an end to exploitation of this family of rockets. Such statistics are not positive indicators has no booster in the world: 1800 starts, reliability – 97.3 percent, “- emphasized in the Federal Space Agency.

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However, it is possible that because of the accident will be adjusted to the ISS flight program. According to Tass source in the space industry, the return from orbit situated therein expedition proposed to be moved from May 14 to June, and then, in late June-early July to send to the ISS cargo spacecraft “Progress”. And only after that – in the 20 days of July – the story manned launch “Union.” While this is only a proposal of the working group of the Russian Space Agency, which should be considered by the Council of Chief Designers for the manned program.

Most likely, it will be taken as to the preliminary findings of the accident led to the emergency situation in the third stage carrier rocket “Soyuz -2.1a “and need more time to test is already being manufactured and factory-rocket. In addition, it is necessary to conduct a test launch of an unmanned spacecraft.

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