Explosive moment Russian rocket takes off
for International Space Station A RUSSIAN space rocket has taken off from
a snowy launch site in Kazakstan for the International Space Station. The rocket successfully took off from from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan this morning, two days after a failed launch set
back the supply mission two days. Dramatic footage shows Russia's huge rocket
roaring into the sky in a blaze of flame and smoke. The Soyuz rocket is carrying a Progress cargo
ship, which is unmanned and filled with supplies for the ISS, which is currently home to two
Russians, three Americans and a Japanese astronaut.
In total the craft it carrying three tones
of food, fuel and other supplies. It will take around six hours for the rocket
to orbit Earth several times before reaching the ISS. The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday
before the operation was cancelled with just one minute to go until lift-off. A spokesman for Russias space agency said:
During the launch, an order was made for the engines to be automatically turned off,
the causes are being clarified." A spokesman for NASA said at the time: The
launch of the Progress 69 cargo craft to the International Space Station has been scrubbed.
The countdown ended just seconds before
liftoff with an abort command that was sent from the blockhouse at Baikonur.".
No comments:
Post a Comment