In the installation and test case of the site No. 254 of the Baikonur cosmodrome Specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energy” named after S.P. The Queen (part of the state corporation “Roscosmos”) and profile enterprises of Roskosmos made a set of technological operations on docking the transport cargo ship “Progress M-mind” with a transition compartment of the third stage of the carrier missile.
This compartment is part of the cosmic head part, providing a mechanical communication of the ship with a head fairing and integrating the command interface of the MM-MM-MO-MOD module’s command interface with a node module “Pier” in the onboard system of control system “Soyuz-2.1b”. After the completion of the docking works, the inspection inclusions of the onboard radiotechnical complex and other service systems were held.
Universal nodular module “Pier” development and production of the RSC “Energy” named after S.P. The Queen is designed to expand the technical and operational capabilities of the Russian segment of the ISS. Starting a nodal module is planned on November 24, 2021.