MOSCOW (RIA Novosti): The Soyuz-2.1b rocket, which is to launch the Progress truck with the last module for the Russian segment of the ISS Prichal on November 24 , was assembled at Baikonur , Roskosmos reported .
“At the Baikonur cosmodrome, the general assembly of a space rocket has been completed as part of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle and the Progress M-UM transport cargo module,” the state corporation said in its Telegram message .
It is noted that the state commission made a decision to take the rocket to the launch site on the morning of November 21. The launch is scheduled for November 24.
In addition, the module ship will deliver about 700 kg of various cargoes to the ISS, including resource equipment and consumables, water treatment, medical control and sanitary and hygienic supplies, maintenance and repair facilities, and standard rations for the crew. th main expedition.
The ship will dock with the Science module on November 26. The Prichal is to become the last module that Russia will add to its ISS segment.
The Nauka module docked to the ISS on July 29 after an eight-day flight. When the crew opened the hatch of the module, the Nauka’s engines turned on unscheduled.
To stabilize the ISS, the engines of the Russian Progress spacecraft were turned on, there was no threat to the crew.
On January 19, it is planned to enter outer space, during which the cosmonauts will connect the Prichal to the station, and on March 18 the first manned spacecraft, Soyuz, will dock.
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