Russian space authorities lose contact with Soyuz
Developing: The Russian equivalent of NASA, MCC, has lost contact with a Russian capsule that is carrying NASA astronauts.
Soyuz TMA-21 is scheduled to land in 15 minutes. At one point, the capsule sent an SOS message in Morse Code.
MCC has been unable to establish contact with the Soyuz space craft for the past five minutes.
Update, 8:48pm PT: A fixed-wing aircraft reports it has communication with TMA-21 and the crew aboard is in good shape.
Developing: Brit among those killed in Moscow terror attack
New info:
- RIA Novosti reports a British citizen was among those killed in the terror attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport earlier today.
- One French tourist, one Italian tourist among those hospitalized.
- Also hospitalized: Slovakian actress Zuzana Fialova, who was taken to a nearby hospital and treated.
- Russian President Medvedev says the government has promised two million Rubles to assist the victims and the families of victims of today’s terrorist attack.
An anonymous tipster tells me this is a “before” photo of the luggage claim area at Domodedovo airport in Moscow where a suicide bomber detonated an explosive in an apparent terror attack earlier this morning. Graphic aftermath photos here…
Source: flickr.com
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