Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Crashes in Failed Rocket Launch

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

An unmanned Russian cargo ship carrying tons of supplies for astronauts on the International Space Station suffered a major malfunction after launching today (Aug. 24) and ultimately crashed back to Earth, NASA officials say. [More]

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