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06-30-2015, 02:42 PM
Windy, this is 2nd flight of back to back missions to resupply the Space Station to fail. In April, a Russian Supply craft failed and crashed back to Earth.That brings the total to 3 failed/lost supply missions in 8 months.
Apparently there were 5 Space Station suppliers. The European one finished it's final run this past winter.
"NASA contracts with two private companies — SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation — to carry out its resupply missions. But Orbital's rocket exploded on the launch pad in October, and its missions have been put on hold since. NASA says the company plans to resume missions later this year, but an exact date isn't yet set." Space X is now on hold."
This leaves only Japanese and Russian supply mission options right now. They went from 5 mission suppliers to 2 mission suppliers in 8 months. WOW!
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/28/8508569/spa...upply-food
Apparently there were 5 Space Station suppliers. The European one finished it's final run this past winter.
"NASA contracts with two private companies — SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corporation — to carry out its resupply missions. But Orbital's rocket exploded on the launch pad in October, and its missions have been put on hold since. NASA says the company plans to resume missions later this year, but an exact date isn't yet set." Space X is now on hold."
This leaves only Japanese and Russian supply mission options right now. They went from 5 mission suppliers to 2 mission suppliers in 8 months. WOW!
http://www.vox.com/2015/4/28/8508569/spa...upply-food