Roskosmos general director Dmitry Rogozin explained the need to dock the Soyuz CorBral “Union of MS-19” in manual mode instead of automatic to the International Space Station (ISS). It is reported by RIA Novosti.
According to him, it took it due to a failure in the system docking system.
“Passive at the station, receiving antenna. Two semi-complexes are there in a passive, two semi-plates in the asset. Active is on the ship, the passive is standing at the station. Here they began to get used, they began to flash with each other, they decided not to risk and go to manual Management, nothing special, “said the head of the state corporation.
Rogozin added that the “Union of MS-19” is fully working, writes TASS.
On the ship “Union of MS-19” there are cosmonaut Anton Slippers, Actress Julia Peresilde and director Klim Shipenko. The actress and director will shoot the “Call” feature film on the ISS.