May 7, 2019
Categories: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Soyuz
Preparations for the launch of the “Soyuz MS-15” spacecraft began

Preparations for the launch of the “Soyuz MS-15” spacecraft began at the Baikonur cosmodrome.

In the Assembly and Testing building of site № 112 unloading of the stages of the “Soyuz-FG” launch vehicle from the carriages was performed.

The launch of the “Soyuz MS-15” spacecraft to the International Space Station is scheduled for September 2019.

The crew includes Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka, NASA astronaut Jessica Mier and UAE astronaut Hazza Al Mansouri.

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