Today, on July 19, 2019, a pre-launch press conference of the main and backup crews of the "Soyuz MS-13" manned spacecraft was held at the Test Training Center of the GCTC at Baikonur. Earlier today, the State Commission approved the crews of the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft. In accordance with the flight program of the International Space Station, on July 20, 2019, at 19:28 (Moscow time), the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft is scheduled to launch from site № 1 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

This morning, on July 18, 2019, the "Soyuz-FG" launch vehicle with the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft was rolled out from the Assembly and Testing building to the launch pad. The launch of the "Soyuz MS-13" with the crew of the expedition ISS-60/61 is scheduled for July 20, 2019 at 19:28 (Moscow time).

Today, on July 17, 2019, representatives of the technical management and the State Commission issued an permission on the readiness of the "Soyuz-FG" launch vehicle with the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft to be rolled out and installed on the launch pad № 1 of the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch of the "Soyuz-FG" rocket with the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft and the crew of the next long expedition to the International Space Station is scheduled at 19:28 (Moscow time) on July 20, 2019 from the site № 1 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Today, on July 16, 2019, a technical management meeting was held, at which the "Progress MS-12" spacecraft was confirmed to be filled with fuel components and compressed gases, and a decision was made to allow the ship to be filled. The launch of the "Soyuz-2.1a" launch vehicle with the "Progress MS-12" spacecraft is scheduled for July 31, 2019.

In accordance with the pre-launch preparation plan on July 16, 2019 the crews of the upcoming long-term expedition to the ISS performed a second “fitting” - a control inspection of the spacecraft in launch configuration. The launch of the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft with the crew of the next long expedition to the ISS is scheduled for July 20, 2019 at 19:28 (Moscow Time).

From launch pad № 81 of the Baikonur cosmodrome on July 13, 2019 at 15:30:57 (Moscow time) a successful launch of the "Proton-M" carrier rocket with the upper stage "DM-03" and the space astrophysical observatory "Spectrum-RG" was performed. The spacecraft is taken under control.

In accordance with the schedule of work on July 12, 2019 the ship was inspected and technological operations of rolling the head fairing of the "Soyuz-FG" launch vehicle were performed. The launch of the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft is scheduled from Baikonur cosmodrome on July 20, 2019.

At the Baikonur cosmodrome the crews of the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft are preparing for the upcoming launch The launch of the "Soyuz-FG" launch vehicle with the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft is scheduled for July 20, 2019 from the site № 1 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Today, on July 10, 2019, the specialists of the RSC "Energia" (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) completed a set of technological operations to assembly the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft with a transfer launch of the launch vehicle . The launch of the "Soyuz-FG" rocket with the "Soyuz MS-13" spacecraft is scheduled for July 20, 2019 from the Baikonur cosmodrome.

Yesterday, on July 8, 2019, the specialists of the RSC "Energia" and the Yuzhny Space Center (members of the Roscosmos State Corporation) completed a check of the solar batteries of the vehicle. The launch of the "Soyuz-2.1a" launch vehicle with the "Progress MS-12" cargo spaceship is scheduled for July 31, 2019 from the Baikonur cosmodrome.