March 22, 2019

At the Baikonur cosmodrome preparational works continues for the launch of the “Soyuz-2.1a” launch vehicle with the “Progress MS-11” cargo spacecraft.

The operations of refueling the “Progress MS-11” with fuel components and compressed gases were successfully performed by RSC “Energia” specialists on March 20 and 21.

After refueling the ship was delivered to the Assembly and Testing building and installed in the jig for the final operations.

The launch is scheduled for April 4, 2019 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

The purpose of the flight is to deliver on board of the International Space Station fuel, water and other cargoes, necessary for the operation of the station in manned mode.

4256529264

4686963964

5155426318

More from this category:
October 26, 2020

The third  Glonass-K new generation navigational satellite launched on Sunday from Plesetsk launchsite with the help of Soyuz-2.1b booster was successfully inserted into the estimated…

full story
March 29, 2013

The Russian manned transportation spacecraft Soyuz TMA-08M has docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Approach to the space station, fly-around maneuver, stationkeeping and docking…

full story
May 28, 2018

On May 25 the delegation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency led by JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa visited the Cosmonaut Training Center. Within the framework…

full story
December 6, 2021

On Sunday, a Soyuz-ST launch vehicle with a Fregat upper stage successfully launched two satellites of the European Galileo navigation system into orbit from the…

full story
May 22, 2014

On May 21 GCTC testing and Training complex of Baikonur spaceport opened its doors for Mass media representatives. Less than a week before the launch…

full story
March 28, 2019

Every year, on March 27, the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and Star City pay tribute to the Heroes of the Soviet Union, pilot-cosmonauts, Colonel Yuri…

full story
September 4, 2014

At the beginning of exam the crews got the cards with the list of off-nominal situations possible during the “training flight” on Soyuz TMA-M spacecraft…

full story
October 4, 2018

The crew of the “Soyuz MS-08” spaceship, undocked today from the International Space Station (ISS), returned safely to Earth. The landing unit with the cosmonaut…

full story