In the installation and test case of the site No. 254 of the Baikonur cosmodrome, the presence of the transport piloted ship “Union MS-20” continues. Today, November 5, 2021, the vehicle transported the vehicle to the vacuum chamber for conducting tightness tests.
After completing the preparatory activities, 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 have completed the transportation and loading of the “Union” on the lodents of the vacuum chamber 17T523MR. The cycle of pneumatic tests using the helium-air environment in the scanned volumes is intended for high-quality control of the tightness of the ship and its onboard systems in ground conditions.
Start of the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the piloted ship “Union MS-20” is scheduled for December 2021. The flight to the International Space Station duration of 12 days will be held under a contract with Space Adventures. The commander of the main crew is the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Alexander Misurnkin, and Yusaka Maesava, President of the Start Tuyi Corporation, and Jozo Hirano, were appointed as participants in the cosmic flight to the main crew, and Josezava Personal Assistant.