Heads are expected to roll in Russia’s space industry in the wake of the recent failures, above all the August 24 incident when the cargo spaceship Progress M-12M crashed in the Altai Region in southern Siberia, reportedly braking into three parts. The Roscosmos space agency is now busy rescheduling future launches and setting up a commission of experts to thoroughly check up all new spaceships. The Progress space truck was to deliver over 2.6 tons of cargo to the International Space Station, including water, food, oxygen, fuel. The accident occurred on August 24 when, 5 minutes and 25 seconds into flight, the Soyuz rocket experienced a third-stage engine shutdown and crashed in the Altai Mountains. Read More
