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Russian Space Agency Confirms Progress Cargo Spacecraft Burns Up in Atmosphere

Accepted submission by Phoenix666 at 2016-12-01 21:33:17
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Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed that Progress cargo spacecraft burned up it the atmosphere [sputniknews.com] and its debris fell in south Siberia's Tuva Republic.

"As a result of an abnormal situation, the loss of the Progress cargo ship took place at an altitude of 190 kilometers [some 118 miles] above an unpopulated mountainous area in Tuva; most of the fragments burned up in the [Earth's] atmosphere, according to preliminary data," Roscosmos press service said.

Earlier in the day, a source told RIA Novosti that the debris of the Progress cargo spacecraft supposedly fell in Russia's Republic of Tuva [sputniknews.com] in south Siberia.

Sorry, guys, looks like it's borscht again tonight.


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