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6 of May, 09:35

Russian astronomer took the explosion of "Progress" Telescope - Russian robot network "MASTER" rented space truck explosion in the sky over South Africa. However in the Russian Federal space Agency this information was not accepted.

The news that the truck "Progress" has exploded over South Africa, appeared on the website of astrologer and developer network telescopes "MASTER" Vladimir Lipunova. "1 of telescopes - robots-scale Russian network "Master" caught exploding cargo "Progress M27M" in the sky over South Africa. Now, in the end, the Russians can see it, also not from foreign news journalists", - is told in it.

It is noted that stranded in the Cape town telescope photographed "little movie," which chronicled the explosion of "Progress". "You can still see the glow of sunset and quickly hovering clouds over South Africa. Later in the gap between the clouds arises cargo ship (just to the left of the vertical bar) and quickly hides behind the clouds," wrote astrologer.

Lipunov stressed that the data has been transferred to the Russian Federal space Agency, but the Agency has not received information about the explosion of "Progress". At the same time in the U.S. data scientist noted. "As they say, let's save America!" - said the astronomer.

The decision on liquidation of "Progress" was made after the truck started uncontrollable spin, and finished to receive information. In Roskosmos claimed that part of the ship will burn in the dense layers of the atmosphere, and everything else will sink in the ocean. This fall will succeed to the office at 5 billion rubles, despite the fact that the vehicle is insured for 2 billion.

The place of falling of fragments will depend on the strength and direction of the solar wind. The stronger the storm the ship, the sooner it will blow in the projected impact area - in Europe, South Denmark or North America, perhaps in Russia, South of Moscow.
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