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The Russian spacecraft Progress M-27M, which attempted to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), faces fiery death on Friday:
A Russian spacecraft that has been out of control since launching last week will fall back to Earth and burn up on Friday, scientists say. The unmanned cargo ship was launched from Kazakhstan last Tuesday, but contact was lost with it soon afterwards. The spacecraft, carrying three tonnes of equipment, will disintegrate as it enters Earth's atmosphere.
The craft was spotted by the ISS days ago. This was the 150th launch of a Progress craft.
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Out-of-Control Russian Spacecraft Set to Burn Up on Friday
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(Score: 1) by anubi on Friday May 08 2015, @04:02AM
That's what makes it so sad.
A lot of people worked very hard to make this. Nobody got to use it.
Just because something went wrong.
If it were within my power to de-orbit it to land it where someone could use it, I would do so, but I am condemned like the rest of us to helplessly watch it burn up on re-entry.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]