Russian ISS resupply spacecraft spins out of control

Posted on 30 Apr 2015 by Michael Cruickshank
A Russian Progress spacecraft similar to the version which has spun out of control en route to the ISS. Image courtesy of NASA.

A Russian spacecraft intended to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) has entered an out-of-control spin, and begun falling back to Earth.

The Progress spacecraft is an unpiloted version of the Russian Soyuz design and was  due to bring vital food, water and volatiles to the ISS as part of a long-standing program by Russian space agency Roscosmos. Problems were first detected with the craft not long after its initial launch yesterday. Reports indicate that while the rocket launch…

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