The Progress MS-25 spacecraft will deliver gifts for astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday, December 3. This was reported by TASS.
The Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-25 spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, December 1, at 12:25 Moscow time. The cargo ship will carry more than 2.5 tons of cargo to the station, including 420 liters of drinking water, 1,553 kg of various equipment and supplies, 515 kg of refueling fuel and the trophy of the Future Games tournament. Returning to Earth in 2024.
Also for the experiment, a special complex “Incubator-3” and 48 Japanese quail eggs will be delivered to the ISS.
Astronauts will be delivered to the station with dried meat – veal and venison, as well as mustard and adjika. In addition to tangerines, oranges, apples, grapefruits and lemons, desserts will also be served to the New Year’s table.
Prior to this, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket was successfully carried out with the Progress MS-25 cargo ship. started From Baikonur.
Previously Russia approved Project to create a lunar station together with China.