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A resupply mission to the space station is in trouble. What will the astronauts do?


A resupply mission to the space station is in trouble. What will the astronauts do? The six astronauts aboard the International Space Station are having a little trouble getting new supplies. An uncrewed Russian cargo capsule carrying 6,000 pounds of food and other supplies for the space station is currently spinning out of control in orbit. The problem? Two of its five antennas haven't unfolded, which has prevented Roscosmos (the Russian space agency) from fully taking control. Right now the craft, which was launched Tuesday and is named Progress, is stuck in a lower orbit than planned — and could get dragged downward by Earth's atmosphere and burn up in a few days.   More



(Source: Vox - Apr 29)

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