97312525 Search the wreckage of "Progress" will start at dawn
The operation to search the wreckage of cargo spacecraft "Progress M-12M" will be launched at dawn on August 25. About it as informs "Interfax", said the administration of the settlement Karakoksha, next to which the missile landed. Meanwhile, in Roskosmos announced the establishment of a commission to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of "Progress." The committee will include representatives of agencies and organizations of the rocket-tech industry. Also in Roskosmos assured that the state of emergency with the carrier rocket "Soyuz-U", which was supposed to deliver a cargo ship to ISS will not affect the provision of crew – stocks of food and water, and also means support systems should last a long time. Start the truck, "Progress M-12M", which was carrying several tons into orbit payloads, including fuel, food and water, was held at 17:00 on August 24. At the 325th second of flight with the launch vehicle "Soyuz-U" lost contact. According to preliminary data, the cause of CP violation was in the engine. The debris fell into the machine Choyskom district of Altai Republic. No casualties have been reported yet. Initially it was reported that the crash site was deserted ship, but the administration Karakokshi said that in the forest at the time of the crash could be a lot of people – collectors pine nuts and cones.
