Russian mishap threatens launch schedule

The launch of a rocket scheduled to blast off to the international space
station Oct. 9 has been postponed for five to 10 days because of problems
with the docking system, the Federal Space Agency said Wednesday.
(Reuters)

He explained that the bolt fired during repetitive power testing of the Soyuz

vehicle at the launch site. The bolts typically have the force of commercial
fireworks, such as a large cherry

Whats the dastethe current crew MUST return? we must be getting close to the 6
month limit. is that a hard or soft number?

could 6 months be pushed safely to 7 in the delay is lengthy?

wondeer if the bolt exploasion did its job severing wires and such?

anyone have a spare harness???
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6010203/

Russian mishap threatens launch schedule

But within hours, the Itar-Tass news agency was quoting veteran spacecraft
engineer Vladimir Syromyatnikov as giving the reason for a possible
postponement as “the sudden explosion” of a “fuse bolt” inside the spacecraft.
This apparently refers to the small explosive bolts that sever mechanical and
electrical connections between sections of the Soyuz during landing.

He explained that the bolt fired during repetitive power testing of the Soyuz
vehicle at the launch site. The bolts typically have the force of commercial
fireworks, such as a large cherry bomb. Detonation during ground testing is
highly unusual.

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