September 5, 2019
Categories: GCTC, Soyuz

At the GCTC took place a meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission, which summed up the readiness for space flight of the main and backup crews of the ISS-61/62.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Roscosmos State Corporation, the Cosmonaut Training Center, RSC “Energia”, the Federal Medical and Biological Agency, etc.

The main and backup crews of the “Soyuz MS-15” spacecraft reported their readiness for the implementation of the flight program, thanked the GCTC specialists and other organizations for their good preparation.

According to the conclusion of the commission, the ISS-61/62 crews are ready and recommended to begin training at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to perform a space flight on the “Soyuz MS-15” spacecraft and the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

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