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.