The first all-Russian crew since 2000 will visit the ISS in March

The launch of the manned spacecraft Soyuz MS-21 is scheduled for March 18, 2022 with the first all-Russian crew since 2000, writes Russian Space & nbsp; (the official publication of Roscosmos).

It is reported that the crew will include Oleg Artemiev, Denis Matveev and Sergei Korsakov.

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov, Pyotr Dubrovnik and astronaut Mark Vande Hiem will return to Earth aboard the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft on March 28.

Meanwhile, the first Progress cargo launch in 2022 is scheduled for February 16, and the second is scheduled for June. In addition, in the first half of the year, two moorings of the Soyuz MS-19 are planned. & ndash; in February and March.

It is also reported that in 2022, eight Russian cosmonauts spacewalks will be required to perform flight tests and integrate the Nauka Multipurpose Laboratory (MLM) module. Three of them will be performed in January by Anton Shkaplerov and Petr Dubrovnik, another will take place in April, three & ndash; in May and a & ndash; in June.

Earlier it was reported that the Medical Commission cleared the film crew with actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko to travel to the ISS for shoot the movie “ Call. & # 39; & # 39;

Information has also emerged that in 2027 & nbsp; Russia could start construction of a new space station.

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