Sunday, June 28, 2015

Roskosmos could send part of the American cargo on July 3, “Progress” – Kommersant


                             
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Part of the American cargo can be sent to the Russian truck “Progress” on July 3 said to “Interfax” in the Russian Space Agency in connection the accident of the American spacecraft Dragon. “July 3 start our” progress “. If Americans will have something to deliver, we will certainly help, “- said the representative of the agency on Sunday.

Roskosmos also confirmed the absence of the Russian cargo on board the crashed US space cargo Ship Dragon. NASA reported that the plan is not to add to the Russian “Progress” cargo for the ISS crew. “Our Russian colleagues have loaded provisions, water and other essentials for the crew in the” Progress “, it is very important for us”, – said the head of NASA’s ISS program in a press conference. “I can not think of anything that would be so important to us that we were looking for the opportunity to immediately transfer it to the Russian colleagues. I’m sure we’ll talk about this in the next few hours, and if there is, I’m sure it will be small (in size) “- leads the” RIA Novosti “his words.

Falcon 9 rocket, which was to put into orbit a space truck with a load of Dragon to the ISS, crashed at the start from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (Florida). The start was given at 17:21 MSK. Falcon 9 has exploded in the 3rd minute of the flight after the launch, NASA said.

For more information on the accident, see the article “b” “In the United States began to investigate the collapse of the Falcon 9 rocket ».

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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