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[b]Gas generator blamed for Progress loss[/b] The Progress M-12M transport ship accident on Aug. 24 was caused by a malfunction in the gas generator in the Soyuz U rocket's third stage engine, Russia's federal space agency Roscosmos spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov told ITAR-TASS on Monday. "Members of the emergency commission have determined the cause of the failure of the Soyuz carrier rocket's third stage engine. It is a malfunction in the engine's gas generator," Kuznetsov said. Meanwhile, the search continues for debris from the Progress M-12M spacecraft, which is believed to have broken apart and fallen over the Altai territory in the Siberia region. To date, the aerial search has been limited to using one Mi-8 helicopter from the local Emergencies Ministry. "The number of aircraft will be increased. This will allow us to enlarge the search area. We will use all aircraft available in the region," Alexander Puzanov, head of the Center for Monitoring Carrier Rocket Debris Fallout Area in Siberia, told ITAR-TASS. The search will resume on Tuesday, Aug. 30, if the weather allows. "We could not take off today. The weather is very bad. No search has been conducted," he said.
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