Amur Region: A critical launchbox defect was found on the cosmodrome

The critical defect was found on the launch table of the Vostochny Cosmodrome, this is stated in the contract posted on the public procurement website . The document involves the adjustment of documentation, the replacement of project equipment and materials on the facility "Cosmodrome Vostochny".

The deformation seam of the foundation plate of blocks A and B is not performed by the project. “The defect is critical,” the document says. In addition, leaks were found - through the joints of concreting and the openings of the formwork mount. At the central distribution point, the reinforcement instead of the coupling is connected by welding, the wall is built there with violations. With defects, rainwater tanks are made.

RIA Novosti reported with reference to the Center for the Operation of Objects of ground -based space infrastructure of Roscosmos, that there were defects and all of them have already been eliminated.

In September, at the cosmodrome, due to voids in concrete, it had to replace the railway tracks at the starting complex of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle. These voids in concrete appeared due to technological violations during the construction of specialists of specialists in the investigation of the "assault". The voids were found more than a year ago, the state corporation eliminated them on its own.