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Title: Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off
Post by: Rico on October 31, 2011, 08:40:17 AM
Good news!

MOSCOW: Russia launched its first unmanned space flight to supply the International Space Station on Sunday since an August crash left a half-sized crew on the orbital outpost and raised concerns over Moscow's role as the sole space flight provider.

more here:
http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/31/russia-launches-first-space-flight-since-crash.html (http://www.dawn.com/2011/10/31/russia-launches-first-space-flight-since-crash.html)
http://news.discovery.com/space/space-station-woes-111031.html (http://news.discovery.com/space/space-station-woes-111031.html)
Title: Re: Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off
Post by: billybob476 on October 31, 2011, 08:41:32 AM
Well let's hope they resolved whatever issue they were having.
Title: Re: Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off
Post by: Rico on October 31, 2011, 08:43:57 AM
Quote from: billybob476 on October 31, 2011, 08:41:32 AM
Well let's hope they resolved whatever issue they were having.

Especially for these guys who are going up on a Russian rocket in about two weeks.
Title: Re: Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off
Post by: Bromptonboy on October 31, 2011, 10:30:07 AM
Excellent news.  Now we have to light a fire under SpaceX to get some of their heavy lift models rolling!
http://www.spacex.com/ (http://www.spacex.com/)
Title: Re: Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off
Post by: turtlesrock on October 31, 2011, 04:32:26 PM
that's great!