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Destroyed Chinese satellite close to ISS: official - Yahoo! News - 1 views

  • If the calculations show that the debris is approaching the station at an unacceptably close range, the six astronauts will receive the order to take shelter in the two Russian Soyuz spacecraft which are docked with the ISS
  • it was already too late to carry out a manoeuvre to "divert the station from the rubbish"
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    hmm, is there info on the size of the "rubbish"?
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    I cannot find more info, but maybe they are just making a lot of fuss of it because it is from the Chinese exploded spacecraft. However, it seems to be a catalogued debris, so it is likely to be in the cm range or more
Ma Ru

Russian cargo rocket crashes - 1 views

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    So... basically they are the only guys who now do human spaceflight?
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    and 2nd failed launch for Russian in 10 days. http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/08/proton-m-launches-russias-ekspress-am4-communications-satellite/ although this one is a giant space debris stuck on the GTO.
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    ESA's article on the consequences for ISS: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM6GJUTTRG_index_0.html What is not clear is if the rocket that failed is the same variant as used in manned missions. [Edit] According to this article: http://www.interfax.com/newsinf.asp?pg=3&id=268437 "The first and second stages of the Soyuz-FG space rocket used for manned launches differ from those of the Soyuz-U, but the third stage [the one that failed - MR] is identical in both rockets". Thus the stay of astronauts currently at ISS may prolong a little bit.
Ma Ru

VS01 Soyuz Assembly Slideshow - 0 views

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    Found on Flickr... To be launched from the new facilities in Kourou soon.
LeopoldS

Spaceflight Now | Breaking News | Soyuz rocket lifts off with Russian spy satellite - 1 views

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    I am quite amazed that they apparently still use the capsules to return the pictures??? Hard to believe .... "Kobalt spacecraft reportedly carry canisters to return film to Earth during the satellite's mission, which will last at least several months."
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