Russian multipurpose laboratory module successfully docked with the ISS on July 29, at 16.29, Moscow time after an 8-days long flight. After the docking an off-nominal situation occurred: the module engines were ignited and changed the station orientation in space. To compensate for this loss of orientation the specialists ignited the engines of Zvezda module and Progress MS-17 cargo vehicle docked to Poisk module.

Russia undocked Pirs module from the ISS, on July 29 new Nauka module will take its place. Pirs module that has been a part of the station for 20 years was undocked from the ISS with the help of Progress MS-16 cargo vehicle and  was deorbited in several hours. At 17.42, Msocow time, Progress with the module entered the atmosphere and was destroyed. At about 17.51 the debris remaining fell in non-navigational region of the Pacific ocean.   

According to the schedule Pirs module will undock from the ISS on July 26, - Roscosmos reports. The undocking is planned for 13.56, Moscow time. Thus a space will be provided for Nauka (rus. Science)  multipurpose laboratory module  launched to the ISS from Baikonur of July 21.

The support Russian government gives to negotiations regarding delivery of Russian rocket engines to US will enable to maintain mutually beneficial cooperation, - Roscosmos reports.

The chair to be installed inside the future Russian space vehicle Oryol (rus. Eagle) designed for moon mission proved to be reliable in the course of the testing. Upon demand of Energia Rocket and Space Corporation currently Zvezda Enterprise is working on reducing the mass of the chair

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On May 14, 2021, Interdepartmental Commission approved prime and back-up crews of ISS mission for 2021 – 2023. Anton Shkaplerov was appointed Soyuz prime crew and ISS-66 mission crew commander. He will deliver to the ISS actress Yulia Peresild and movie director Klim Shipenko who will make  filming aboard the space station for a movie called “Challenge”. The filming team is going to start the training next week while the cosmonauts have already started their preflight trainings in GCTC.

Final stage of Nauka research module production control tests according to the ground-based preflight preparation program is under way in the integration building at pad #254 of Baikonur launchsite.

Russian cargo vehicle Progress MS-14 that had spend record for Russian cargo vehicles time on the orbit undocked from the ISS. By the time of drowning in non-navigational region of the Pacific Ocean Progress MS-14 total flight duration will amount to 369 days.