"Oh my God, they killed Kenny"
Posted on 04/29/2015 12:12:57 PM PDT by Red Badger
Cargo ship spinning out of control, will re-enter atmosphere
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -
The crew of the International Space Station says a Russian supply ship that went into an uncontrollable spin after launch has been declared a total loss.
American astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko told The Associated Press on Wednesday that flight controllers have given up trying to command the cargo carrier.
The unmanned vessel began tumbling shortly after its launch Tuesday from Kazakhstan.
Kelly says the vehicle will fall out of orbit and re-enter the atmosphere sometime soon. He's not sure exactly when.
The cargo ship contains 3 tons of food, water, fuel, clothes and equipment for the six station residents. Kelly says everything and everyone on board should be OK, even without this shipment. But he says it's still unfortunate. Kornienko calls it "a big concern."
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Meanwhile, space station astronauts have finally hit the big time, at least when it comes to the big screen.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly said Wednesday that he and the rest of the crew are enjoying a 65-inch projection screen that was delivered to the ISS nearly two weeks ago. The rolled-up screen came up on a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
Kelly said the screen is useful for work as well as entertainment. Last weekend, for instance, the crew used it to watch the space film "Gravity." Until the projection screen arrived, astronauts had been stuck using their laptops for video conferences, training sessions and movies.
The Texas manufacturer, Screen Innovations, calls it the Viewscreen, the same name used by the fictional "Star Trek" crew.
I hope they aren’t going to go hungry soon
How fast can SpaceX send something up
That’s wonderful, but I’d just as soon wait until the insurance adjuster has weighed in on the issue...
Rise of the robots!
Run for your lives!
/ kidding.
Is Hillarys broomstick rated for space travel? Not sure how much she can carry.. Chelsea can help her save the day.
“Screw those commie bastards, and screw their wussy little space station.”
I know. We can just launch a space shuttle. Oh, never mind. That was long ago and far far away.
Shades of “The Martian”. Excellent read BTW
“Last weekend, for instance, the crew used it to watch the space film “Gravity.””
An unfortunate choice considering the current situation.
(Although an awesome, awesome film!)
Probably faster than the Russians.............
They didn't say where it would hit/land 😜
Never mind "when". I'm more interested in "where".
If it hits my house I'm suing, though I could use three tons of groceries.
"Oh my God, they killed Kenny"
What was that quote from The Hunt for Red October?
"Yuri, you haven't lost another submarine!"
5.56mm
Baltimore could use some supplies.
Yeah, it was action-packed and Sandra Bullock was really good, and George Clooney was tolerable. BUT, if you realize the distances involved in space, you would know right away that the debris in orbit from an exploding space station would be so distant and dispersed as to make the premise of the movie laughable. The circumference of the orbit of the International Space Station is around 40,000 miles. That, my friend, is a hell of a vastness to have all of the remnants of an exploding satellite tearing through your own space station. Think about a car blowing up in Nevada and all of its parts ripping through another car in Australia. It probably wouldn't happen.
If you know the ‘when’ then you’ll know the ‘where’................
Last gasp of the Soviet Union /sarc
Except that they'll be a tad more than 'lightly toasted' upon arrival.
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