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One-orbit rendezvous scheme (takes approximately 2 hours) may be tested during the launch of Progress MS-20 cargo vehicle to the ISS in case all the elements necessary operate nominally in the framework of two prior cargo launches, - the Head of RSC Energia ballistics department Raphail Murtazin stated.

As follows from negotiations between the crew and MCC streamed by NASA on Monday Russian cosmonauts working aboard the ISS start unloading Nauka multipurpose laboratory module . The module was launched from Baikonur by Proton-M booster on July 21 and on Jule 29 docked to Zvezda module of Russian ISS segment. The crew opened the hatch on July 30.

Russian multipurpose laboratory module successfully docked with the ISS on July 29, at 16.29, Moscow time after an 8-days long flight. After the docking an off-nominal situation occurred: the module engines were ignited and changed the station orientation in space. To compensate for this loss of orientation the specialists ignited the engines of Zvezda module and Progress MS-17 cargo vehicle docked to Poisk module.

On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, specialists of the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module flight control group at the TsNIIMash Mission Control…

Russia undocked Pirs module from the ISS, on July 29 new Nauka module will take its place. Pirs module that has been a part of the station for 20 years was undocked from the ISS with the help of Progress MS-16 cargo vehicle and  was deorbited in several hours. At 17.42, Msocow time, Progress with the module entered the atmosphere and was destroyed. At about 17.51 the debris remaining fell in non-navigational region of the Pacific ocean.   

According to the schedule Pirs module will undock from the ISS on July 26, - Roscosmos reports. The undocking is planned for 13.56, Moscow time. Thus a space will be provided for Nauka (rus. Science)  multipurpose laboratory module  launched to the ISS from Baikonur of July 21.

On July 21, 2021 at 14:58:24.938 UTC, the Proton-M carrier rocket launched with the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory Module from pad…

The support Russian government gives to negotiations regarding delivery of Russian rocket engines to US will enable to maintain mutually beneficial cooperation, - Roscosmos reports.

The chair to be installed inside the future Russian space vehicle Oryol (rus. Eagle) designed for moon mission proved to be reliable in the course of the testing. Upon demand of Energia Rocket and Space Corporation currently Zvezda Enterprise is working on reducing the mass of the chair

Preparations complete at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to roll out the Proton-M carrier rocket with the Nauka Multifunctional Laboratory Module. The…