At the Baikonur cosmodrome, preparations are being completed for the Progress MS-16 transport cargo vehicle, developed and manufactured by the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation named after S.P. Korolev (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) to launch the 77th supply mission to the International Space Station under the program.
Today, February 10, 2021, the Progress MS-16 spacecraft as part of the space warhead was prepared for transportation to general assembly with a launch vehicle. Specialists of RSC Energia and specialized enterprises of the State Corporation Roscosmos tilted the spacecraft into a horizontal position, loaded it into a special carriage and sent it to the assembly and testing building of site No. 31.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Progress MS-16 cargo vehicle is scheduled for February 15, 2021 from the Baikonur cosmodrome. The spacecraft must deliver to the ISS 600 kg of refueling fuel, 420 liters of drinking water from the Rodnik system and 40.5 kg of compressed gases with additional nitrogen reserves, as well as about 1,400 kg of various equipment and materials, including the resource equipment of onboard control and life support systems. repair kit, packing for space experiments, medical control and sanitary and hygienic supplies, clothing items, standard food rations and fresh food for the crew of the active expedition.