article_snippet.sent: Roscosmos (the Russian Federal Space Agency) is now spinning out of control, Roscosmos (the Russian Federal Space Agency) said.
article_snippet.sent: But after the spacecraft separated from the Soyuz booster rocket's third stage, Russian flight controllers were unable to confirm the health of all the spacecraft's systems, including the deployment of navigational antennae, Roscosmos (the Russian Federal Space Agency) said.
article_snippet.sent: the spacecraft made another pass over Russian ground stations and continued to experience telemetry problems regarding the deployment of navigational antennas and the pressurization of the manifolds in the propulsion system," the spacecraft said in an update.
article_snippet.sent: Russian flight controllers are continuing to assess the vehicle and what the plan going forward will be.
article_snippet.sent: Meanwhile, Russian flight controllers continue Russian flight controllers efforts to make contact with Progress 59 as it passes over Russian ground stations.
article_snippet.sent: Roscosmos (the Russian Federal Space Agency) said Tuesday that Russian flight controllers had "confirmed that the vehicle had entered into a slow spin and have issued commands to attempt to control the vehicle.
article_snippet.sent: According to Russian state news agency Tass, six attempts to make contact were to be made Wednesday.
highlights_snippet.sent: NASA: Russian flight controllers have been trying to make contact with the unmanned space freighter .
  