Baikonur is actively preparing for the launch of the manned spacecraft "Soyuz MS-28", which by the end of November should deliver the crew of the 74th long-term expedition to the International Space Station.
Earlier, the ship successfully passed tests in an anechoic chamber at Baikonur, as well as a leak test of the systems and the entire ship in a vacuum chamber.
Currently, the "package" of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket, prepared for the launch of a manned mission, has been assembled.
The "package" consists of central and side blocks. The central block, the second stage, is laid on the slipway, to which four side blocks, the first stage, are attached in turn. After assembling the package, it is docked with the third stage and the head fairing, which contains the payload and the booster.
After mechanical assembly, autonomous and comprehensive tests are still ahead.