Russian resupply mission to ISS fails
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.028834
Ars Technica : On Tuesday at 3:00am EDT, the Progress 59 resupply ship to the International Space Station launched from Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. The launch was successful, but a malfunction occurred when the supply capsule separated from the third stage of the rocket. The flight controllers were unable to determine if several key automated processes had been triggered, but they were able to extend the capsule’s orbit time. When they were later unable to obtain telemetry data, they decided to postpone docking with the ISS indefinitely. An onboard camera revealed that the capsule was tumbling end over end. The resupply ship did not contain any crucial cargo, and the ISS is well stocked until another resupply mission can be arranged.
