Russia in 2022 plans to launch five ships to the International Space Station, two piloted “union” and three freight “progress”. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the ISS Flight Program.
The first launch is scheduled for March 18, Russian astronauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveyev and Sergey Korsakov fly to the “Union of MC-21”. On September 21, Sergey Prokopyev, Anna Kikina and Dmitry Perezin, will be departed at the “Union of MS-22” in orbit.
Foots of the Progress Ships are expected from February to October. February 15 is a flight “Progress MS-19”, June 3 – “Progress MS-20”, October 26 – “Progress MS-21”.
By the end of 2021, Russia will produce four more starts, on October 5, the Union of MS-19 will send Anton Skiplerov, director Klim Shipenko on the ISS of Cosmonaut, and actress Julia Peresilde. October 28, the freight “Progress of MS-18” starts, November 24 – “Progress M-mind”, and on December 8, “Union of MS-20” with Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and Japanese cosmic tourists, Yusaka Maedezavava and Ezo Hirano.
Earlier Roskosmos reported that the renabase of the transport piloted ship “Yu.A. Gagarin” began (“Union MS-18”) from a small research module “Dawn” on the multi-purpose laboratory module “Science” of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) .
The purpose of the specified events is the release of the dawn dawn assembly, to which in October should be adjusted by the Soyuz MS-19 with an astronaut Anton wardrobe, director Klima Shipenko and actress Yulia Peresilde for filming the “Challenge” film, as well as checking the work The docking equipment “science”, to which the “Union of MS-18” is first docile, and then – the cargo ship “Progress MS-17”.