On the Baikonur cosmodrome, the planning preparation of the Transport Cargo Ship “Progress MS-18” continues to launch under the program of the 79th Logistics Mission of the International Space Station.
Today, October 19, 2021, specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energy” named after S.P. The Queen (part of the state corporation “Roscosmos”) and profile enterprises of Roskosmos completed operations to refuel the ship with fuel components and compressed gases.
After returning from the reference-neutralization station, the ship was installed in a dynamic stand of the installation and test case of the site No. 254 to perform the final stage of preparation and placement of goods delivered and equipment.
Start of the Soyuz-2.1A carrier missile with transport freight ship “Progress MS-18” is scheduled for the end of October 2021 from the Baikonur cosmodrome.