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Progress MS-06 logistics vehicle has been transported for integration with the launch vehicle

Russian Aviaton » Friday June 9, 2017 15:06 MSK
photo courtesy by RSC Energia press-service

The new-series logistics vehicle Progress МS-06 within the orbital module was transported for final integration with launch vehicle Soyuz-2.1а.

The transportation was performed by rail. A set of processing activities for final integration will be conducted at the integration and checkout facility of the launch vehicles within the processing operations.

The launch of Progress MS-06 under the International Space Station (ISS) program is scheduled on June 14, 2016. The vehicle will deliver to the ISS about 2.5 tons of various cargo, including ”dry” cargo, propellant in the combined propulsion system and refueling system tanks, water and compressed gases.