RSC Energia blames control system for off-target landing

MOSCOW - A failure in a descent control system instrument is the most likely reason for the off-target landing of a Soyuz capsule returning from the International Space Station May 3, according to an official of Soyuz-builder RSC Energia. Nikolai Zelenschikov, the first deputy general designer for...

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