the head of the Voronezh mechanical plant (VMZ) Ivan Koptev has written a resignation at own will, according to the website of Roskosmos. According to media reports, the cause of the incident — the wreck of the space truck “Progress”.
At the cosmodrome Baikonur will be launched rocket “Soyuz”, which will be put into orbit 7 satellites. Photo: Russian Federal space Agency.
we will Remind, on December 1 collapsed “Progress”. The cause of the incident was called a violation of the technology of the engine Assembly, which is produced at VMZ. The resignation, according to the report of the state Corporation, associated with “unsatisfactory performance and quality of products.”
the acting Director has already been appointed.
December 1, Roskosmos, reported a loss of space cargo ship “Progress”. The wreckage of the machine fell on the territory of Tuva, most of them burned in the atmosphere. The ship should be?l to deliver to the ISS more than two tons of cargo, including propellant for refueling the station, containers with food, clothes, medicines, personal hygiene products, water and compressed gases for astronauts.
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Earlier, a similar accident with a rocket carrier “Soyuz-U”, which led to the fall of the truck “Progress M-12M”, took place on 24 August 2011. Unburned elements of construction of the third stage and spacecraft fell into a sparsely populated mountainous region of Altai, causing no damage. Cause abnormal operation of the engine RD-0110 third stage of LV “Soyuz-U” was a violation of the conditions of functioning of the gas generator. In the opinion of the members of the Commission, identified a manufacturing defect was recognized as accidental.
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