At the Baikonur cosmodrome the specialists of RSC Energia proceed with the prelaunch processing operations of the Integrated Launch Vehicle with the Soyuz MS-14 manned transport spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS).

According to the work schedule on August 15, the designer’s inspection of the spacecraft is conducted and processing operations for the fairing encapsulation of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle are performed.

The launch of the Soyuz 2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is scheduled for August 22, 2019 from the launch site No. 31 of the Baikonur cosmodrome. The launch will be performed in the unmanned mode and will be the first test one for the rocket-space complex of the Soyuz-2.1a LV with the Soyuz MS spacecraft.