Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with transport freight ship “Progress MS-17”, which is scheduled for June 30, 2021 at 02:27 Moscow time from the Baikonur cosmodrome, will start with the symbols of Chuvashia and the image of a native Of the republic twice Hero of the Soviet Union, the pilot-cosmonaut of the USSR Andriyan Grigorievich Nikolaev.
The ship will deliver for the needs of cosmonauts and astronauts working on board the international space station, 2.5 tons of cargo. This “Thematic” start – the result of a previously signed on the fields of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on the cooperation of the state corporation “Roscosmos” and the Chuvash Republic.
Andriyan Grigorievich Nikolaev – Third Soviet cosmonaut. Twice hero of the Soviet Union. Major General Aviation. Made two space flights – single in 1962 lasting 4 days, in 1970, the pair (with Vitaly Sevastyanov) – for 18 days. Both flights at the time of their commit were recorded by duration.
Along with officials from the government of Chuvashia, the Baikonur will be present by representatives of the industrial complex of the republic, which deliveries products for the needs of the rocket and space industry, the memorial complex of A.G. Nikolaev, as well as school students who have serious achievements in the study of mathematics, physics and astronomy.