Russian space ship fails to reach orbit
Source: The Oklahoman - Aug 24, 2011 at 10:48 AM
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's space agency says an unmanned supply ship bound for the International Space Station has failed to reach its planned orbit.
The brief statement from the Roscosmos agency did not specify whether the Progress supply ship that was launched Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome had been entirely lost.
The statement said the third stage of the rocket firing the ship into space had failed at 325 seconds into the launch.
The ship was carrying more than 2.5 tons of supplies, including oxygen, food and fuel.
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