ISS Resupply Ship Burns Up Before Resupplying ISS

[Atheist-Lite]

https://rt.com/news/progress-space-lost-russia-045/

Progress cargo spaceship falls in eastern Russia

The Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-12M has crashed to Earth in eastern Russia. The spacecraft’s wreckage was found in the Altai Region in southern Siberia, RIA Novosti news agency quotes a source in the regional law enforcement.
Aleksandr Borisov, the head of the district, told RIA Novosti that the explosion was so strong that the windows of buildings 100 kilometers from the place where the spacecraft crashed were nearly smashed. No casualties have been reported.
The spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. According to a source in the space industry, the accident occurred as the vehicle failed to attain its necessary orbit speed and then split from the rocket-carrier, RIA Novosti reports.
The Progress vessel was to deliver over 2.6 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), including water, food, oxygen, fuel.

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[Robert_S]

oops.

Maybe we should get a shuttle up there to...

Nevermind.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Windows were nearly smashed here too.

[Atheist-Lite]

Windows were nearly smashed here too.

I nearly saw the explosion of the impact.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Windows were nearly smashed here too.

I nearly saw the explosion of the impact.

DUDE! I was like on the same planet, man! Almost right there, kinda. Only 5,000 miles or so away! It was awesome!

[Santa_Claus]

It was an attack by Klingons.......fortunately over the last 25 years we were spending all our resources on an inter-galactic battle fleet. Legend has it that plan A was to send all our wealth to China in exchange for plastic shit that lasts less time than the cheque takes to clear. Glad we didn't do that................

[klr]

in space, no-one can hear you scream Soviet Russia does not supply you ...

[mistermack]

It doesn't say if the ship had a pilot. Perhaps it was to be controlled from the space station. Hopefully.

It must have been a very loud bang. I'm another that nearly heard it.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

At least the ship didn't have Douglas Fargo and Zane Donovan on it.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

It doesn't say if the ship had a pilot. Perhaps it was to be controlled from the space station. Hopefully.

It must have been a very loud bang. I'm another that nearly heard it.

Definitely a robo. The cosmonauts got in trouble one time for docking the Soyuz badly by remote control. The ~200 pounds of pilot could be replaced by that much in supplies.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

I nearly shat myself and nearly had to change my trousers when I nearly heard it. It was nearly terrifying... nearly.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I nearly shat myself and nearly had to change my trousers when I nearly heard it. It was nearly terrifying... nearly.

Meh, compared to Skylab coming down...

[HomerJay]

Why do they send up oxygen and water, FFS that's insane.

All they need is a long tube dangling back into the atmosphere and they can pump up what they want.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Why do they send up oxygen and water, FFS that's insane.

All they need is a long tube dangling back into the atmosphere and they can pump up what they want.

True, and they could bring other supplies up on a ladder.

[mistermack]

Why do they send up oxygen and water, FFS that's insane.

All they need is a long tube dangling back into the atmosphere and they can pump up what they want.

They tried that, but the end of the tube kept burning up as it re-entered. It was worth a try though.