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Last Soyuz-FG Carrier Rocket installed at Baikonur by Staff Writers Baikonur, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Sep 24, 2019
The last ever Soyuz-FG carrier rocket to be launched was installed at a launch site at Kazakhstan's Baikonur cosmodrome on Monday, Russia's state space agency, Roscosmos, said. According to the space agency, the launch of Russia's Soyuz-FG rocket, which has a Ukrainian control system, is scheduled for September 25 at 11:57 GMT. It is planned to reach the International Space Station on the same day at 19:45 GMT. Starting next year, cosmonauts will be using the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket. As opposed to the Soyuz-FG, the new launch vehicle has digital systems installed and all of its components are made in Russia. Source: Sputnik News
Baikonur Cosmodrome Getting Ready for Last Launch of Russian Rocket With Ukrainian Parts Moscow (Sputnik) Sep 16, 2019 The Baikonur cosmodrome is getting ready for the last start of a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle with Ukrainian parts, Russian state space agency Roscosmos announced on Friday. "Baikonur Cosmodrome has begun preparing equipment ... of the launch system for the last start of the Soyuz-FG rocket with Ukrainian components in the launch vehicle's steering system", the agency's press service said. The launch of the rocket carrying a Soyuz-MS15 spacecraft with the next crew for the International Space Sta ... read more
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