In particular, resource equipment and consumables will be sent
MOSCOW, November 19. /tass/. The Berth node module, which is scheduled to launch on November 24, will deliver cargo and food to the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.
"The module ship should also deliver about 700 kg of various cargoes to the ISS, including resource equipment and consumables, water treatment, medical control and sanitary-hygienic support, maintenance and repair facilities, as well as standard food rations for the crew of the 66th main expedition," the message says.
The State Commission decided to export the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Progress M-UM spacecraft and the Berth node module for the ISS to the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on November 21. After hearing reports on the results of the tests, "a decision was made to export in the morning of November 21," the report says. "The start of all work is scheduled at 05:30 Moscow time," the state corporation noted.
After that, Roscosmos specialists will begin work according to the schedule of the first launch day.
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for 16:06 Moscow time on November 24. Docking to the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka, which docked at the ISS on July 29, is scheduled for November 26. Earlier, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin told reporters that the new module will expand the possibilities of docking with the ISS of Russian ships, including the new ship "Eagle".
