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The launch of Angara-A5 heavy booster preliminary planned for November 03 according to the source. Angara is a series of ecologically friendly rockets of various classes. It includes Angara-1.2 light boosters, Angara-A3 medium boosters, Angara –A5 heavy boosters, modernized Angara-A5M boosters and Angara-A5V boosters of increased carrying capacity.

Nauka (Science) laboratory module testing conducted in Khrunichev Centre show good results. In July the module will be delivered to Baikonur launchsite.

On June 16, 1963, 26-year-old Valentina Tereshkova, was launched solo aboard the Soviet rocket Vostok 6, becoming the first-ever woman in space.

NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken are scheduled to go outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, June 26, and Wednesday, July 1, for spacewalks to begin the replacement of batteries for one of the power channels on the orbiting laboratory.

Soyuz MS-17 reserve crew members Anton Shkaplerov and Andrey Babkin go on with preflight trainings in GCTC.

Russia and India will soon determine which Russian-made equipment can be used in the Indian manned spacecraft "Gaganyaan", Dmitry Loskutov, “Glavkosmos” Director General, commented in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner currently on space mission aboard the ISS tells about his mascot – a figure of famous Star Wars character Master Yoda his wife knitted for him.

Roscosmos State Corporation has finished accepting applications for participation in the open competition for the selection of candidates for the Russian Cosmonaut team, which was announced on June 3, 2019.

Khrunichev Centre is going to resume the production of Rokot light conversion boosters on the basis of RS-18B ballistic missiles currently being removed from combat duty.

On June 5, 2020, at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center trained the reserve crew of the "Soyuz MS-17" manned spacecraft, which was assigned due to the increased risk in the context of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.