The final stage of the pre-flight preparation of the piloted ship “Union MS-21” continues on the Baikonur cosmodrome. Today, February 22, 2022, specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation “Energia” named after S. P. Korolev and the South Space Center (branch of the center of exploitation of land-based space infrastructure facilities are included in the state corporation “Roskosmos”) performed the operation of the control illustration of solar batteries of the system Side power supply ship.
In case of terrestrial testing of the functioning of the solar panels of the Soyuz MS-21 ship “Energy” Specialists performed the standard deployment of sections of the photocells and irradiated with powerful luminaires to control the efficiency of light energy conversion into electric. In addition, the workplace of the ship ends the installation of special equipment and individual crew equipment in the descent apparatus and household compartment.
Start of the Soyuz-2.1A carrier missile with the ship “Union MS-21” under the program delivery program of the 67th main expedition to the International Space Station is scheduled for March 2022.