On the Baikonur cosmodrome, planned activities on the preparation of the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-17” for the upcoming launch. It is scheduled for June 30, 2021 from the launcher No. 6 of the site number 31.
In accordance with the schedule of works by South Sports Center (branch of the Center for Objects of Ground Space Infrastructure) and Rocket and Space Corporation “Energy” named after S.P. Korolev (Roskosmos State Corporation) conducted control weighing and balancing of the cargo ship in the installation and test corps of the site No. 254. The next stage of preparation is the “truck” refueling with fuel components and compressed gases.
Cargo ship must deliver the crew of the International Space Station Fuel and Gas Stocks with a total weight of 1,390 kg, as well as 1,509 kg of various equipment and goods, including resource equipment of on-board life support systems, laying for cosmic experiments, sanitary and hygienic materials and items Clothes, diet and 420 liters of water in the pots of the Spring system.