An unmanned spacecraft of Russia took control in space while performing freight task on the International Space Station (ISS) and will fall to Earth in the next few days.
Igor Komarov, head of Roskosmos Space Agency of Russia, said the engineers tried to regain control of the ship after it separated from the carrier rocket Soyuz 2.1, launched from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan today 28/4.
However, spacecraft Progress M unmanned cargo-27M resupply three tons of cargo for the ISS astronauts had lost control in space, about 160 km from Earth. A Roskosmos spokesman told Reuters that the incident could damage up to 2.59 billion rubles (50.7 million dollars).
Progress M-27M video from the shows the ship rotate with dizzying speed, image the Earth and the Sun appear and disappear in the frame.The ship is expected to fall back and burned in the atmosphere 5-7 / 5.
Alexander Ivanov, deputy director Roskmosmos, declined to comment on the cause of the incident, but said the committee will conclude before 13/5. "It is too soon to blame anyone or anything," he said at a press conference yesterday at the headquarters of the agency in Moscow.
According to the Telegraph , although can not resupply cargo for scientists on the ISS, Russian officials confirmed the incident did not endanger astronauts there.
"They have enough oxygen, fuel, food and drinking water on the station to continue to operate until resupply other ships. I spoke with the astronauts and their morale is very good," Alexander Sovolov, Officials in charge of Russia for ISS resupply said. "The trajectory took control of the ship turning too low, there is no risk of the ship will collide with the space station," he added.
Bui Hien - translate to VnExpress
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