November 27, 2019
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Soyuz
“Soyuz MS-16” spacecraft delivered to Baikonur

The manned spacecraft “Soyuz MS-16” was delivered to the Baikonur Cosmodrome for pre-flight preparation.

Specialists of enterprises of the Russian rocket and space industry unloaded it from the transport coach and installed it in the Assembly and Testing building for product acceptance and conservation.

The ship will be in storage mode until the preparation of the final product at the technical complex.

The launch of the “Soyuz MS-16” spacecraft with a crew of 63rd and 64th main expeditions to the International Space Station is scheduled for April 2020.

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