Russian spaceship “Progress” crashes on flight to ISS
Progress M-12M
The Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-12M has crashed in Russia. The spacecraft’s wreckage was found in the Altai Region in southern Siberia.
According to the head of the district, the explosion was so extremely strong that the windows of buildings 100 kilometers from the place where the spacecraft crashed were nearly smashed.
No casualties have been reported.
The Progress vessel was to deliver 2.6 tonnes of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), including water, food, oxygen, fuel.
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