Soyuz-2.1b launcher with the Progress M-UM freighter and a new module for the ISS & # 39; Berth & # 39; successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to the Roscosmos website.
The flight to the International Space Station will take two days. Docking to 'Science' multipurpose lab module scheduled for 6:25 p.m. Moscow time on November 26.
“ Berth & # 39; & # 39; will be the last module Russia adds to its space station segment. & nbsp; It is equipped with five ports to receive manned and cargo ships, as well as other modules.
The freighter will deliver approximately 700 kg of miscellaneous cargo bound for the ISS, including resource equipment, consumables, maintenance and repair facilities.
Earlier it was reported that cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrovnik & nbsp; would conduct training & nbsp; on the “ Science '' nodal module docking manual on the ISS. & nbsp;