Black day for space: a few minutes after launch to the ISS explodes the private cargo ship "Dragon", who had desperately needed supplies on board. The cause is initially unclear.
The private cargo ship "Dragon" has exploded a few minutes after launch to the International Space Station ISS. "Something has gone wrong at the start," wrote the US space agency NASA on Sunday when short message service Twitter. The freighter was broken. It was an "anomaly" occurred, which will now be examined, the operating company SpaceX wrote on Twitter. Further details were not immediately known. NASA announced a press conference for the early afternoon (local time). The freighter is unmanned.
2:20 minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 rocket has exploded with the space capsule "Dragon" on board.
The explosion is a serious setback for NASA and SpaceX. The "Dragon" was supposed to bring about two tons of supplies and scientific equipment to the three currently stationed at the ISS astronauts. It should be the seventh supply flight of the freighter, all previous had apart from minor mishaps always worked smoothly. However, the end of October was another unmanned supply freighter - the developed by the company Orbital Sciences' Cygnus "- also exploded at the start to the ISS.
Finally, the ISS had been supplied in April with supply, also from "Dragon". NASA initially did not elaborate whether the supply situation of the astronauts will now problematic. Normally, however, emergency rations are sufficient stored on the space station. "I have watched the launch from space," wrote the US astronaut Scott Kelly of the ISS. "Sadly gone wrong. Space work is difficult."
An unnamed employee of the Russian space industry spoke of a serious loss. On board, among other spacesuits for US astronauts and important tool had been, he told the Interfax news agency, according to. Russia wants to send to the supply of crew members on July 3 a Progress freighter to the ISS. The launch is expected with special voltage, since the Proton rocket was last span vulnerable. (Dpa) / (hos)
The private cargo ship "Dragon" has exploded a few minutes after launch to the International Space Station ISS. "Something has gone wrong at the start," wrote the US space agency NASA on Sunday when short message service Twitter. The freighter was broken. It was an "anomaly" occurred, which will now be examined, the operating company SpaceX wrote on Twitter. Further details were not immediately known. NASA announced a press conference for the early afternoon (local time). The freighter is unmanned.
2:20 minutes after launch, the Falcon 9 rocket has exploded with the space capsule "Dragon" on board.
The explosion is a serious setback for NASA and SpaceX. The "Dragon" was supposed to bring about two tons of supplies and scientific equipment to the three currently stationed at the ISS astronauts. It should be the seventh supply flight of the freighter, all previous had apart from minor mishaps always worked smoothly. However, the end of October was another unmanned supply freighter - the developed by the company Orbital Sciences' Cygnus "- also exploded at the start to the ISS.
Finally, the ISS had been supplied in April with supply, also from "Dragon". NASA initially did not elaborate whether the supply situation of the astronauts will now problematic. Normally, however, emergency rations are sufficient stored on the space station. "I have watched the launch from space," wrote the US astronaut Scott Kelly of the ISS. "Sadly gone wrong. Space work is difficult."
An unnamed employee of the Russian space industry spoke of a serious loss. On board, among other spacesuits for US astronauts and important tool had been, he told the Interfax news agency, according to. Russia wants to send to the supply of crew members on July 3 a Progress freighter to the ISS. The launch is expected with special voltage, since the Proton rocket was last span vulnerable. (Dpa) / (hos)
Space Cargo ship "Dragon" explodes a few minutes after launch
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