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At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, work continues on the ISS. / September 16, 2011 /

September 14 in the assembly and testing facility (MIC) sites 254 rocket calculations RSC «Energia» Korolev and FSUE TsENKI — Space Center «South» completed the verification of control systems cargo vehicle (THC), «Progress M-13M» on the operation of systems in pitch, yaw and rotation.

Today TGC «Progress M-13M» will be placed in an anechoic chamber to test its wireless systems.

Launch cargo vehicle «Progress M-13M» is scheduled for October 30, 2011 from CP-5 «Gagarin» start.

On the platform 112 in the assembly and testing facility calculations SRP «TsSKB-Progress» started work on the assembly of the launch vehicle (LV), «Soyuz-FG», which in accordance with the planned schedule will take into orbit on November 12 transport manned spacecraft (TPC) «Soyuz TMA-22».

Press Service of the Russian Space Agency

Source: www.roscosmos.ru

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