May 25, 2022

At the processing facility of Site 254 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome continued is a scheduled processing of the cargo transportation spacecraft Progress MS-20 for the launch under the program of the 81th re-supply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Specialists from RSC Energia and core enterprises of Roscosmos completed fueling of the spacecraft with propellant components and compressed gases.

After coming back from the filling-neutralizingstation the spacecraft was installed at the worksite of the integration and test facility to perform the final processing phase.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle carrying Progress MS-20 is scheduled for June 3, 2022.

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