The backup crew passed the exam in the simulator of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, and the main crew coped with emergency situations on the simulator of the Russian segment of the ISS
MOSCOW, February 22. /tass/. The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on March 18, on Tuesday began passing final examination training before flying to Baikonur, follows from the Instagram of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).
"The cosmonauts' morning started again with exams," the video on the CPC page says.
As specified in the center, the backup crew passed the exam in the simulator of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, and the main one coped with emergency situations on the simulator of the Russian segment of the ISS. Examination trainings usually take place within two days, at the next stage the crews will have to switch places.
"During the day, the instructors of the center will simulate a number of emergency situations that astronauts need to detect and eliminate," the CPC added.
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft is scheduled for 18:55 Moscow time on March 18. It is assumed that Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov will go to the ISS on the ship. The backup crew includes Sergey Prokopyev, Anna Kikina and Dmitry Petelin. The flight to the station will take place according to a two-turn scheme (about three hours).