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Old July 2nd 10, 11:46 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Rick Jones[_3_]
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Default Progress fails to dock with ISS

In sci.space.history Pat Flannery wrote:
On 7/2/2010 10:37 AM, Rick Jones wrote:
Space.com's article claims it "veered out of control"


It's now apparently drifting away from the station while slowly
spinning.


Not unlike Frank Poole?-)

Oh joy - so it is on the verge of being a big honking peice of space
junk. With an orbit not far from that of the ISS.

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