Seeing off the Setting Sun: Roscosmos Publishes Photos of the Soyuz-2.1a Rocket with the Soyuz MS-27 Spacecraft at the Baikonur Launch Pad

The launch of the "Victory Rocket" is timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War

At sunset, Roscosmos photographed the Soyuz-2.1a rocket and the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft, which were delivered to the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the morning of April 5.

Soyuz-2.1a rocket and Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft

At the end of the day, Roscosmos presented many pictures of the "Victory Rocket" in its official Telegram channel, emphasizing that it looks simply amazing at this time of day. The rocket launch will take place in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Soyuz-2.1a rocket and Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft

Earlier www1 noted that the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket and the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is scheduled for April 8 at 08:47:15 Moscow time. The crew of Soyuz MS-27 includes members of the 73rd long-term expedition to the International Space Station - Sergei Ryzhikov, Alexey Zubritsky, Roscosmos cosmonauts, and Jonathan Kim, NASA astronaut.

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