Baikonur prepares for final launch in 2017

BAIKONUR. KAZINFORM Soyuz MS-07 launch next month will become the last launch to the International Space Station this year, Kazinform correspondent reports.

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According to the Roskosmos press service, the specialists are currently testing the spacecraft systems used in approaching and docking with the International Space Station.

Soyuz MS-07 is a Soyuz spaceflight scheduled to be launched on 17 December 2017. It will transport three members of the Expedition 54 crew to the International Space Station. MS-07 will be the 136th flight of a Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will consist of a Russian commander Anton Shkaplerov, as well as Japanese and American flight engineers Norishige Kanai and Scott D. Tingle.