June 9, 2015

Roscosmos will perform 6 more space launches in accordance with the ISS flight program by the end of 2015, – Federal Space Agency reports today, on Tuesday, June 09, 2015.

State Commission approved updated schedule for Soyuz manned spacecrafts and Progress cargo vehicles  launches according to the ISS program for 2015.

The first launch is scheduled for July 3, 2015.

Progress M-28M cargo vehicle and Soyuz TMA-17M manned spacecraft will be launched in July, Soyuz TMA-18M and Progress M-29M – in September, in November modernized cargo vehicle Progress-MS will be launched for the first time and Soyuz TMA-19M launch is planned for December.

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