The Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the spacecraft on which actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko will fly to the ISS are delivered to the launch pad of the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported by RIA Novosti.
It is noted that the missile is transported from the assembly and testing building on a diesel locomotive. To the site of the cosmodrome – about 700 meters in a straight line. The train is moving at a speed of five kilometers per hour.
All operations to install the rocket are scheduled to be completed by 8.00 Moscow time. General tests will take place on October 2. The launch itself is scheduled for 11.55 Moscow time on October 5.
Earlier, Klim Shipenko spoke about preparations for a flight to the ISS. After filming on October 17, director and actress Peresild should return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft together with cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky.
