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<\/a>NASA<\/a> is working closely with its International Space Station<\/a> partner Roscosmos to move forward on crew launch plans. Roscosmos<\/a> plans to launch the Progress 71 resupply mission on Nov. 16, and is targeting the launch of the Expedition 58 crew including NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a> for Dec. 3, pending the outcome of the flight readiness review.<\/p>\n Roscosmos completed an investigation into the loss of a Soyuz rocket last month that led to a suspension of Russian rocket launches to the station. One of four first stage rocket engines abnormally separated and hit the second stage rocket that led to the loss of stabilization of the Soyuz on Oct. 11. A statement<\/a> from Roscosmos describes the cause\u2026<\/p>\n \u201cThe reason for the abnormal separation is the non-opening of the nozzle cap of the \u201cD\u201d block oxidizer tank because of the deformation of the stem of the separation contact sensor (bending on 6 \u02da 45 \u2018), which was admitted when assembling the \u201cpackage\u201d at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The cause of the LV accident is of operational nature and extends to the backlog of the \u201cSoyuz\u201d type LV \u201cpackage\u201d.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Japan also announced today the release of its H-II Transfer Vehicle-7<\/a> (HTV-7) resupply ship, also called the Kounotori, from the station\u2019s Harmony module. Commander Alexander Gerst<\/a> will command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Kounotori Nov. 7 at 10:50 a.m. EDT<\/a> as Flight Engineer Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a> supports him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NASA<\/a> is working closely with its International Space Station<\/a> partner Roscosmos to move forward on crew launch plans. Roscosmos<\/a> plans to launch the Progress 71 resupply mission on Nov. 16, and is targeting the launch of the Expedition 58 crew including NASA astronaut Anne McClain<\/a> for Dec. 3, pending the outcome of the flight readiness review.<\/p>\n Roscosmos completed an investigation into the loss of a Soyuz rocket last month that led to a suspension of Russian rocket launches to the station. One of four first stage rocket engines abnormally separated and hit the second stage rocket that led to the loss of stabilization of the Soyuz on Oct. 11. \u2026 Continue reading
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\nISS<\/p>\nRocket Investigation Complete; Russia, Japan Announce Mission Updates<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>The Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft launched Oct. 11, 2018, with Expedition 57 crew members Nick Hague of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos. During the Soyuz spacecraft\u2019s climb to orbit, an anomaly occurred, resulting in an abort downrange. The crew was quickly recovered in good condition. <\/p>\n