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May 18, 2015

Russia restarts spacecraft after embarrassing failures
Moscow (AFP) May 18, 2015
Russia's space agency said Monday it had managed to restart the engines of the Progress spacecraft and correct the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) which it is attached to, after a failed first attempt. "On Sunday night, the orbit of the ISS was successfully corrected," Roscosmos told Russian news agencies, 48 hours after the initial attempt to switch on the spacecraft's engines proved unsuccessful. ISS is now at the right altitude for its three crew members to return to Earth in e ... read more

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