14.08.2006, 12:42 2611

Misoperation of combustion chamber caused Dnepr crash

Astana. August 14. Kazakhstan Today - By preliminary data, the reason of carrier rocket Dnepr crash became misoperation of combustion chamber of the forth basic engines of the first step. The Chairman of Roskosmos Anatoly Perminov stated today at the press conference in Astana, the agency reports.

"Most likely, there was a strong overheat of liquid on the plunger which operates combustion chamber," he added.

According to Roskosmos Chairman the experts are now trying to find out the reason of overheat of liquid ". The final results of investigation of the reasons of Dnepr crash, according to A. Perminov, will be known after August 28.

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