On April 12, at Baikonur Cosmodrome RSC Energia (being part of SC ROSCOSMOS) specialists conducted the designer’s inspection of the new-modification manned transport vehicle Soyuz MS-04 and performed a set of technological operations on encapsulation of launch vehicle Soyuz-FG.

The vehicle prelaunch processing under the International Space Station (ISS) Program is under way at the spacecraft assembly & testing facilities (SC ATF) at Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Per the preparatory work schedule the transportation of the payload module with Soyuz МS-04 from SC ATF to the launch vehicle integration and test facility (LV ITF) for final assembly with launch vehicle Soyuz-FG is planned for the nearest week.

The launch of Soyuz MS-04 carrying the crew of the next long-duration tour to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled on April 20, 2017 from Baikonur cosmodrome. ROSKOSMOS cosmonaut Fedor YURCHIKHIN and NASA astronaut Jack FISHER are crewmembers of the ISS-51/52 Expedition.