March 11, 2019

Today, on March 11, representatives of the technical management and the state commission at the Baikonur cosmodrome issued a decision on the readiness of the “Soyuz MS-12” spacecraft and “Soyuz-FG” launch vehicle for roll out and installation on the launch pad.

During the day, specialists from RSC “Energia” and other leading enterprises of the rocket and space industry successfully completed a set of technological operations for the general assembly of a space rocket.

Yesterday, the “Soyuz MS-12” spacecraft as part of the head unit was transported to a general assembly with the “Soyuz-FG” launch vehicle.

The launch of the “Soyuz MS-12” spacecraft with the crew of the next long expedition to the ISS is scheduled for March 14, 2019 from site № 1 (Gagarinsky Start) of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

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