Progressive vessels are in distress due to the rocket rocket engine incident

Radio Voice of Russia on the night of August 28 said that enterprises in the Russian space industry are facing investigations, even if officials of this industry can be removed from office, related to the ship The progress M-12M was dropped into the Altai Mountains on August 24.

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According to a preliminary report, the accident occurred due to engine trouble on the third floor of the Soyuz booster . This engine is produced by Voronezh Mechanical Factory and is currently underway.

The accident happened in the 6th minute after it was launched, the progressive cargo ship M-12M suddenly went off and fell into the Altai Mountains. This area was immediately sealed off, helping the investigation agency to fully recover the debris, allowing to understand the cause of the accident, as well as to prevent the toxic fuel from being completely burned in Gas can threaten human health.

However, the results of analysis of water samples and soil samples show no threat to humans and the environment.

A source from the Russian Space Agency said experts are urgently looking for missile fragments in the area of ​​the crashed ship to investigate the cause of the incident.

Meanwhile, the Russian Prosecutor Institute is particularly interested in understanding the activities of Russian Space Agency officials and conducting separate investigations in order to find a satisfactory explanation of the reason for the progress of the freighter. The M-12M failed to reach orbit after Russia successfully launched this 135-time vessel.

Russian partners joined the expedition on the International Space Station (ISS), the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), Europe, Canada and Japan also cooperated with Russia to assess the situation after the incident. launch this failed ship.

Russian authorities said that although the only means of transporting goods to ISS, the Progress ship accident does not currently affect the operation of ISS since it applies "three systems" - all necessities are Triple reserves like food, water, clothes, oxygen are all reserved for 45 days for a 6-person crew.

Currently, there are 6 astronauts on ISS, including three Russians, two Americans and a Japanese.

As planned, on September 8, 3 crew members will return to Earth.