Soyuz Crash's Cause Determined By Russian Space Agency

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MOSCOW -- The crash of a Russian supply ship bound for the International Space Station last month was caused by a manufacturing flaw, the country's space agency said Thursday.

The flaw led to the failure of a gas generator of the Soyuz rocket's third-stage engine minutes after launch, the agency said in a statement. A government panel investigating the Aug. 24 crash concluded that the manufacturing flaw was "accidental."

The space agency added that all similar rocket engines will be checked. The panel also recommended tightening quality controls at the rocket-manufacturing plant, including the introduction of surveillance cameras.

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With NASA's space shuttles retired as of July, Soyuz is the only means of getting astronauts to and from the space station. The Soyuz rocket that failed last month is similar to the ones used to launch astronauts to the station.

NASA said the space station – continuously manned for nearly 11 years – will need to be abandoned temporarily if a new crew cannot be launched before the last of the station's six residents fly back to Earth in mid-November.

NASA said Thursday it had been following the Russian investigation.

"They are sharing their data with us and we are assessing the data ourselves," NASA spokesman Michael Curie said. "This is an ongoing process and finding the cause is the beginning step. We look forward to working with our Russian colleagues to fully understand what happened and take the corrective actions necessary to ensure the safe continuation of flights to the International Space Station."

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Like phoenix, local 9/11 memorial rises from the ashes

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Atlanta (CNN) -- He once walked through fire; now, he's using fire to forge a September 11 memorial. Artist, sculptor and former Marine firefighter Curtis James Miller

will unveil his memorial Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, in an Atlanta suburb.

He recently spoke to CNN about his work; here's an edited transcript of that interview:

CNN: Tell me a little about how this project started.

Curtis James Miller: Doug Harms, who works with (the) DeKalb (County) Fire (Department), approached me about doing this memorial. I guess he saw my work online. So, he

contacted me and told me about his idea to do a memorial outside the fire station using a piece of Trade Center steel. From the time we spoke, I kind of had one idea

stuck in my head: the phoenix wing, rising out of the ashes.

CNN: Where were you on September 11?

Miller: I was somewhere in the middle-end of my firefighter training in the Marine Corps. So that day really put a picture of reality on the job I was doing both as a

firefighter and as a Marine.

CNN: How long were you a Marine?

Miller: I joined the Marines around '99 and I had my last tour, my second tour of Iraq, back in 2008. So, I think around 10 years.

CNN: How did you decide to make the jump to art after your service?

Miller: I've always done art. I did it before I went into the military, and now I'm continuing with it. I went to (the Savannah College of Art and Design) when I

transitioned back. I've graduated since then, and now I'm sort of a vagabond in life right now. It really gives me a great opportunity to do what I want to do. And

this project is part of it.

CNN: You've said you enjoy doing memorials. Why is that?

Miller: I see myself, the artist side of me, as a storyteller. And I don't really see art as all that important. It's something I do, it's something I've done, it's

always a part of me, and I enjoy it. But I'm not building bridges; I'm not saving people's lives; I'm painting pretty pictures. So the importance to me of art that I

can do is to memorialize people who deserve it. So this is really a chance for me to say these people are important. With this memorial specifically, it kind of dawned

on me the other day: It's not just about 9/11. It's not just about that day. It's about the people that lost their lives and that were affected and lost family,

friends, but it continues, especially doing this 10 years later, it's about the people that continue to serve. Before 9/11, after 9/11, they're still important. And

this memorial sort of brings that to light. And to me, that's important. To keep people's minds open. And that's kind of what art can do.

CNN: What materials are you working with for this piece?

Miller: It's steel. And it's handmade. It's been myself and my team working at all hours of the night. In all temperatures of the (summer) heat. And adding to that

temperature, the forges and the heat and the welding and the leather protective gear we're wearing.

CNN: Is there any significance with the number of feathers on your sculpture?

Miller: My uncle called me in the beginning of the build and said 343. And I said, yeah. That's the number of firefighters that died in 9/11. He said 343 feathers. I

kind of looked at my drawings and design. I said maybe I could maybe make it happen. But the feathers are too big, and there wasn't enough room to make it happen. But

wings in general mean a lot. And everybody has their own connection to them.

CNN: What will it look like when it's all finished?

Miller: It will be set on a solid piece of granite that's in the shape of a pentagon. Not just to symbolize that building alone but the military and country. And

having that ... phoenix wing coming out of the ashes with that piece of the trade tower there, that wing can incorporate some of the emotion of the planes that were

hijacked. And then we'll have flight markers made out of granite. Four, one for each flight, with a timeline of all of the events for each flight on each marker. So

the whole site is in a 52-foot circle in front of DeKalb County police and fire headquarters.

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Sharon West, Missing Texas Teen, Vanishes Without A Trace

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A distraught mother in southeastern Texas is trying to locate her 15-year-old daughter who disappeared under mysterious circumstances more than a month ago.

"I can't even describe how I am feeling. I miss her so much. I just want my baby to come home," Sandra West told The Huffington Post.

West's daughter, Sharon West, has not been seen since July 30. The teen had been staying with family friends in Fannett, an unincorporated town about an hour northeast of Houston. Her living arrangements there were temporary while her mom attempted to secure a job.

Sharon West's friend, Austin Meaux, last saw her at the residence in the 11100 Block of Gaulding Road at about 2:00 a.m. He said she was awake and still there when the rest of the family went to sleep.

According to Chuck Foreman, a private investigator based out of Austin who has volunteered to assist in the case, West sent a text message to a friend at about 5:20 a.m., saying she was at the Seabreeze Youth Club's soccer field, a couple of miles from where she was staying.

Roughly 40 minutes later, West used her cellphone to contact another friend and again indicated she was at the soccer field. According to police the area is a popular hangout area for kids. West did not contact any other friends after that and her cellphone died shortly thereafter.

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