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[i]A problem with the control system likely made it impossible to start the engines of the Progress M-26M cargo craft that was set to raise the orbit of the International Space Station. A new attempt to correct the space station's orbit could take place within a week after consultations with NASA experts, Russian sources say. "According to preliminary data, there was no confirmation of the possibility to turn on the engines of the cargo craft. This is a whole procedure preceding the start of the engines themselves. It is possible that the problem is in the control system," the source told RIA Novosti. "The Russian Mission Control Center was informed of the fact that the Progress' engines did not start on time by our American colleagues in Houston. The orbit correction was not carried out," the source told RIA Novosti. The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) was not involved in the failed operation to raise the station's orbit, and all is well with the astronauts, a source familiar with the situation said Saturday.[/i]
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