In 2016 Progress rocket and space centre will start manufacturing Soyuz-2.1b boosters against Arianespace order, - Centre General Designer deputy Alexander Storozh said. According to him Arianespace and Progress Centre concluded a contract for the launch of 21 Soyuz-2.1.b boosters in the period from 2017 to 2019. Upon completion of all calculations necessary metal parts will be purchased.

On Wednesday Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems started implementing unique Moon-2015 project. According to this project 6 women will spend 8 days in closed space performing more than 30 scientific experiments.

Russian cosmonauts will fly to the Moon in 2029, RSC Energia Head Vladimir Solntsev said.

Soyuz-U booster with Progress M-29M cargo vehicle was successfully launched to the ISS from Baikonur spaceport. On October 2, 01:52, Moscow time, Progress M-20 M successfully docked with Zvezda service module of Russian ISS segment.

The first launch of new cargo vehicle Progress-MS is scheduled for November 21, 2015, - spokesman for space industry reported.

On Tuesday, September 29, rocket and space industry launching crews rolled out Soyuz-U booster with Progress M-29M cargo vehicle from the integration building and installed it on #1 launchpad of Baikonur spaceport (Gagarin launch).

On Sunday ISS successfully accomplished debris avoidance maneuver, - Roscosmos reports.

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka who has recently set new world record on total flight duration spending in space 878 days is going to beat his own record and spend in space 1000 days, - GCTC spokesman reports.

On Thursday, September 24, Russian Ministry of Defence is going to launch Rokot booster with Rodnic communication satellites from Plesetsk spaceport in Arkhangelsk region.

Roscosmos and European Space Agency recommend to shift the launch of Russian-European Exomars station to be performed from Baikonur spaceport from January 2016 to March 2016 for the technical reasons.