Preparations for the second launch of the year began at Baikonur cosmodrome under the ISS programme, Kazinfom correspondent reports. Specialists of the Progress Russian Space Center are preparing Soyuz-2.1A carrier rocket for the launch which is expected to bring Progress MS-06 cargo spacecraft to the orbit.
According to the press service of Roscosmos, the final assembly of the Soyuz-2.1A carrier rocket is scheduled for May 30. Technical management and state commission confirmed the readiness of Progress MS-06 cargo spacecraft for fuelling with rocket fuel components and compressed gases. The blast-off of Soyuz-2.1A carrier rocket with Progress MS-06 cargo spacecraft on board is scheduled for May 14, 2017 from launch No.31 of Baikonur cosmodrome.
