Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, which is to be deduced into orbit, the last module for the Russian segment of MSC “Pier” was taken out and installed on the starting table on the Baikonur cosmodrome. About this reported in Roscosmos.
“Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the M-mind MM-MM-MOD module cargo ship and the new” berth “module installed on the starting table of the site number 31,” the state corporation reports on Twitter.
In the coming days, the service columns will be made. The launch itself is scheduled for November 24. The ship docks to the “Science” module on November 26. “Pier” should be the last module that Russia will introduce into its ISS segment.
In addition, the trade ship “Progress” will be delivered on board the international space station about 700 kilograms of cargo, including resource equipment and consumables, water treatment, medical control and sanitary and hygienic equipment, maintenance and repair tools, as well as Standard diet for the crew.
Earlier, the executive director of Roskosmos State Corporation on promising programs and science, Alexander Bloishenko, called the timing of the design of the Russian orbital station (Ross). According to him, sketching design will begin in 2022. In his opinion, this stage can be completed for a year and a half.