The prime and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft are ready for flight to the International Space Station (ISS), Roscosmos press service reported.
The crews of the 73rd long-term expedition are ready for flight to the ISS. The commission at the Cosmonaut Training Center came to this conclusion today.
The Soyuz MS-27 will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 8 this year. The mission aims to deliver the main crew (Sergey Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, and NASA astronaut Johnny Kim) and the backup crew (Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergey Mikaev, and astronaut Christopher Williams) to the ISS.
Earlier www1.ru reported that before the launch of Soyuz MS-27, its wings were deployed and X-rayed.
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