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Russian spacecraft spiralling 'towards London'

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...ds-London.html

A RUSSIAN spacecraft is tumbling out of control in orbit and could explode over the UK on General Election day.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news...ectid=11440961

Out of control Russian spacecraft is a 'total loss': Officials admit space station supply craft will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere
9:07 AM Thursday Apr 30, 2015

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The Russian spacecraft that went rogue yesterday has begun an unstoppable descent into Earth's atmosphere, experts have said.

Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency, was trying to save the unmanned Progress M-27M spacecraft after a major malfunction caused it to spin out of control - but have declared it a total loss.

An official claimed that the spacecraft had 'nowhere else to go' apart from back into Earth's atmosphere - and an expert told MailOnline: 'It's gone.'

Astronauts at the International Space Station said they will get by without the delivery of fresh food, water, clothes and equipment.

'We should be OK,' NASA astronaut Scott Kelly assured The Associated Press.

'I think we're going to be in good shape.'

Kelly and Russian Mikhail Kornienko, the space station's one-year crew members, told the AP during an interview that flight controllers had given up trying to command the cargo carrier. NASA and the Russian Space Agency later confirmed the news.

The unmanned Progress vessel, bearing 3 tons of goods, began tumbling when it reached orbit Tuesday, following launch from Kazakhstan.

The head of Roscosmos, Russia's space agency, Igor Komarov, cited a lack of pressure in the main block of the propulsion system in the decision to abort the mission.
Astronauts at the International Space Station said they will get by without the delivery of fresh food, water, clothes and equipment. Photo / AP Astronauts at the International Space Station said they will get by without the delivery of fresh food, water, clothes and equipment. Photo / AP

Kelly said the craft will fall out of orbit and re-enter the atmosphere. Russian reports indicated a re-entry possibly next week.

The capsule is expected to burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere, as is the case for all Progress carriers, once they have delivered their shipments and are filled with trash.

'The program plans for these kinds of things to happen. They're very unfortunate when they do,' said Kelly, one month into a yearlong mission, which will be a record for NASA.

He added: 'The important thing is hardware can be replaced.'

Kornienko called it 'a big concern.' But he expressed '100 percent confidence' that operations will continue as planned until the next shipment arrives.

It emerged yesterday that officials were struggling to contact the spacecraft, meaning they could not be sure what the problem was - or how to resolve it.
Progress is not designed to be able to return to Earth, so if it does re-enter Earth's atmosphere it's likely most of it would burn up during the intense heat of re-entry as it lacks a heat shield.

However, if the spacecraft can not be brought back under partial control, and the tumbling spacecraft is left to re-enter of its own accord, then some pieces of it could make it to the ground.

'A safe docking with the ISS is not possible.

'We are working out different options for a water landing,' Igor Komarov, head of Roskosmos, was quoted by agency LifeNews as saying at a press conference today.

With more than two thirds of Earth covered by water, and only three per cent of land containing urban areas, it's highly unlikely any part of the spacecraft would cause damage.

But with estimates for its re-entry ranging from two days to a week and a half, it's not clear yet where it would re-enter and spread its debris.

An expert told MailOnline the spacecraft was unresponsive to commands, most of its sensors had failed and its fuel was heavily depleted - meaning regaining control is difficult.

There also seems to be a debris cloud in its vicinity, possibly from an explosion. All the signs indicate that there will be no chance of recovering it.

'It's gone,' UK space expert Dr Duncan Law-Green from the University of Leicester said.

Current theories as to what happened include a collision with the third stage of the rocket, or an explosion on Progress itself.

The cargo spacecraft was due to dock with the ISS six hours after taking off from Kazakhstan yesterday at 8:09am BST (3:09am EDT), bringing 2.5 tons of supplies including food.

But shortly after launching, an unknown glitch caused the spacecraft to begin spinning wildly out of control, as seen in dramatic footage that showed Earth rotating past the camera.

Flight controllers were unable to receive data from the spacecraft, which appeared to have entered the wrong orbit.


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