On the Baikonur cosmodrome, in accordance with the decision of the technical manual, the transport cargo ship “Progress M-mind” module with the node module “Pier” is delivered to the refueling station. Before transporting to a reference-neutralization station, the ship module passed control weighing, balancing and at the end of the preparatory activities went to the site 31.
This morning, November 11, 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 have begun work on filling the ship “Progress M-mind” fuel components and a compressed nitrogen of the combined motor installation fuel system. After graduating from filling operations, the module will return to the site number 254 for the final stage of the pre-flight preparation.
Universal nodular module “Pier” development and production of the RCC “Energy” them. S.P. The Queen is designed to expand the technical and operational capabilities of the Russian segment of the ISS. The launch of the node module “Pier” in the “Progress M-mind” transport cargo ship using the Soyuz-2.1B carrier missile is scheduled for November 24, 2021.