The head of the Voronezh plant had resigned after the fall of “Progress” – RBK

the General Director FGUP “the Voronezh mechanical factory” (VMZ) Ivan Koptev

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the head of the Voronezh mechanical factory (VMZ) has written a letter of resignation. 1 Dec dropped the space truck “Progress”, one of the reasons cited violation of the technology of the engine Assembly, which is produced at VMZ

the General Director FGUP “the Voronezh mechanical factory” (VMZ) Ivan Koptev has filed a resignation at own will, according to the website of Roskosmos. This is, says the Corporation, “with unsatisfactory performance and quality of products.”

interim CEO appointed Alexey Uvarov. He held the position of Deputy Director of VSW production.

December 1, Roskosmos, reported a loss of space cargo ship “Progress”. Start of the carrier rocket “Soyuz-U” with space truck took place from the Baikonur cosmodrome, after the launch of communication with the ship was lost. The wreckage of the machine fell on the territory of Tuva, most of them burned in the atmosphere. The ship was supposed to deliver to the ISS 2.5 tonnes of cargo — fuel to refuel the station, containers with food, clothes, medicines, personal hygiene products, water and compressed gases for astronauts.

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“the Most probable cause of the accident was the opening of the tank “On” the third stage of the launch vehicle as a result of exposure elements, resulting in the destruction of the engine 11Д55 due to inflammation and further destruction of the oxidizer pump,” he reported later, “the Roscosmos”. The reason of ignition of the oxidizer pump could be ingress of foreign particles into the cavity of the pump or violation of the technology of the engine Assembly, said the state Corporation.