The December 1 loss of the Progress MS-04 cargo spacecraft was most likely caused by a failure within the Soyuz rocket’s upper stage engine which caused the third stage oxidizer tank to rupture.
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One week has passed since the failure of Russia’s Soyuz U Rocket transporting the Progress MS-04 cargo craft, but a clear version of what caused the the mishap two and a half-minutes prior to the vehicle’s planned arrival in orbit has yet to emerge.
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Russia’s Soyuz rocket encountered a rare launch failure on Thursday, disintegrating in the skies over Southern Siberia after what appeared to be a catastrophic failure of the rocket’s third stage.
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The fate of Russia’s Progress MS-04 cargo spaceship is uncertain after an apparent in-flight anomaly occurred while the spacecraft was riding atop the third stage of its Soyuz U rocket following an on-time blastoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Thursday.
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A Russian Soyuz U rocket topped with a Progress cargo resupply craft was moved to its Launch Pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in the early hours on Tuesday to enter final preparations for a Thursday liftoff on a two-day chase of the International Space Station to keep up a steady supply of cargo for the six crew members in orbit.
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The penultimate Soyuz U rocket was greeted by a colorful sunrise as it arrived at Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome Tuesday morning, being raised to its vertical launch position to enter final preparations for a nighttime liftoff on December 1, 2016
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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, engineers assemble a Soyuz U rocket ahead of a Thursday liftoff with the Progress MS-04 cargo spacecraft headed to the International Space Station with a fresh batch of cargo for the six crew members in orbit.
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The Progress MS-04 cargo resupply craft headed to the International Space Station is pictured going through its final pre-launch processing steps at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ahead of a December 1st, 2016 liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket.
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The Progress MS-04 cargo resupply craft headed to the International Space Station is pictured going through its final pre-launch processing steps at the Baikonur Cosmodrome ahead of a December 1st, 2016 liftoff atop a Soyuz rocket.
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