Russian Cargo Ship Blasts Off

Rico · 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://news.discovery.com/space/space-station-woes-111031.html

billybob476 · October 31, 2011, 08:41:32 AM

Well let's hope they resolved whatever issue they were having.

Rico · 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.

Bromptonboy · 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/

turtlesrock · October 31, 2011, 04:32:26 PM

that's great!