Train shuttle shuttle derails

Photograph of the ship derailed from above.(Photo: AP)

A train carrying 8 rocket engines for American space shuttle Atlantis, was off the track and filled in yesterday. Fortunately, this accident did not affect NASA's plan to launch space into space.

The ship was then passing through a bridge over the Tombigbee River in the state of Alabama. A 60-year-old wooden bridge collapsed, causing the train to turn off the track. 6 people were injured but not in danger.

The shuttle rocket parts that the train is carrying to serve the launch of Atlantis will take place next June. They are on their way to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Two trailers and one passenger car - for trainers - turn off the tracks, while NASA's transport cars are unharmed, the director. Local government officials said.

The plan to launch Atlantis has been delayed for a long time. It should have gone to the international space station in March, but because of the fuel tank cushion was damaged, NASA decided to move the date in June, to allow more time to fix the problem.

Mai Trang