Russia's Progress spacecraft in slow spin above Earth – video
by Guardian Staff from on (#822W)
An unmanned Russian spacecraft is seen spinning out of control above Earth. Nasa published the footage on Tuesday, shortly before losing contact with Progress M-27M/59P. The capsule is carrying three tons of food and supplies for the astronauts living at the International Space Station. The nature of the technical glitch is unclear, but Nasa said a problem became apparent after Progress separated from its accompanying rocket Continue reading...