Three Soyuz Launches To Be Conducted Before Next Manned Soyuz Flight - Roscosmos

Three Soyuz Launches to Be Conducted Before Next Manned Soyuz Flight - Roscosmos

Three launches of Soyuz rockets will be conducted before the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket carrier with astronauts on board, Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos executive director Sergey Krikalev told reporters Wednesday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th October, 2018) Three launches of Soyuz rockets will be conducted before the launch of the Soyuz-FG rocket carrier with astronauts on board, Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos executive director Sergey Krikalev told reporters Wednesday.

Krikalev said that before a manned flight, at least one unmanned test launch is required.

"We are currently planning, before the next manned flight, which is scheduled for early December, at least three launches - the launch from the Kourou space center, the launch of an unmanned vehicle and the launch of the Progress spacecraft," he told reporters.