MIRNEWS.210

PROGRESS-M22:

This freighter will be launched from Baykonur on 22.03.94 at
0454UTC for a flight to the MIR-spacestation.
This launch, originally planned for 16 or 18.03.94, has been
postponed due to problems on Baykonur. Russians sources stated
that meteorological conditions (blizzards) had forced them to
put back the launch. On 7.03.94 a heavy fire broke out in the
MIK (assembly- and testcomplex) for Progress-M-s and Soyuz-TMs.
The fire also effected a commandcentre. It was almost
impossible to extinguish this fire due to the lack of water
caused by one of those inclement blizzards.

Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202.