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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: Satori on 11/12/2013 05:27 pm
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There are news of a fueling accident that killed two people today at Plesetsk during the Swarm launch preparations.
Any other information about this?
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From the Associated Press, via washington post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/accident-at-russian-launchpad-kills-2-officers-sickens-3-servicemen/2013/11/12/e6743ed8-4bc1-11e3-bf60-c1ca136ae14a_story.html (http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/accident-at-russian-launchpad-kills-2-officers-sickens-3-servicemen/2013/11/12/e6743ed8-4bc1-11e3-bf60-c1ca136ae14a_story.html)
Accident at Russian launchpad kills 2 officers, sickens 3 servicemen
The ministry said Tuesday that the officers appeared to have violated safety rules during the regular cleaning of the fuel tanks at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia.
The three servicemen were hospitalized after breathing toxic nitrogen vapors on Saturday and their lives were not in danger, the ministry said in a statement. It did not specify how the officers died.
Yikes!
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There are news of a fueling accident that killed two people today at Plesetsk during the Swarm launch preparations
It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached.
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There are news of a fueling accident that killed two people today at Plesetsk during the Swarm launch preparations
It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached.
Okay, Andrey! Thanks for the clarification.
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There are news of a fueling accident that killed two people today at Plesetsk during the Swarm launch preparations
It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached.
Perhaps make a new thread about this then? Seems to be a significant event...
And thanks for the clarification.
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/accident-russian-launchpad-kills-officers-20863994
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http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/accident-russian-launchpad-kills-officers-20863994
Did dinitrogen tetroxide kill them?
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It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached
I was wrong. It does relate to Swarm launch's preparation. It occured at 07:00 UTC on November 9th at Rokot launch pad on area 133/3: http://gvsu.gov.ru/?p=2904 (in Russian).
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It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached
I was wrong. It does relate to Swarm launch's preparation. It occured at 07:00 UTC on November 9th at Rokot launch pad on area 133/3: http://gvsu.gov.ru/?p=2904 (in Russian).
It states launch pad 14P25, not 133/3?
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It does not relate to Swarm launch's preparation. Military people were cleaning rail wagons with amyl before the departing of them back to factory. Safety rules were breached
I was wrong. It does relate to Swarm launch's preparation. It occured at 07:00 UTC on November 9th at Rokot launch pad on area 133/3: http://gvsu.gov.ru/?p=2904 (in Russian).
It states launch pad 14P25, not 133/3?
Launch pad 14P23 is LC133/3.