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Out-of-control Progress M-27M spacecraft falls back to Earth over Pacific Ocean [i]An out-of-control, uncrewed Russian cargo spacecraft fell back to Earth on Thursday (May 7), a week after failing to reach the International Space Station. The Progress M-27M (59P) freighter, which was launched April 28 on a routine resupply run to the orbiting laboratory, re-entered the Earth's atmosphere at 9:04 p.m. CDT (0204 GMT May 8) while over the Pacific Ocean, Russia's space agency reported. "Progress M-27M ceased to exist," Roscosmos stated on its website, adding that the spacecraft met its end on the 160th orbit around the planet. It was not immediately clear if the report was based on observed data or predictions. U.S. Strategic Command gave a re-entry time of 9:20 p.m. CDT (0220 GMT) over the South Pacific to the west of the southern tip of South America.[/i]
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