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.
(Score: 1) by Drake_Edgewater on Friday May 08 2015, @05:13PM
Chilean people must be really pissed off. First the mudflows [wikipedia.org] at the driest desert on Earth, then two [reuters.com] volcanoes [bbc.com] erupt, and now a fireball from space almost fell over them. All in 2015.
I heard that they blame president Michelle Bachelet for all natural disasters.