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Progress M-21M: Installation of Payload Fairing. / November 22, 2013 /

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, the preparations continue for the launch of Soyuz-U carrier rocket with Progress M-21M cargo vehicle.
On 20 November in Spacecraft Processing Facility, Site 254 of the Cosmodrome, the payload fairing was installed on the spacecraft by the Russian Space Industry specialists. Upon completion of tests, the cargo spaceship will be transported to Spacecraft Processing Facility, Site 31 where the Soyuz-U carrier rocket is prepared for launch.
The Soyuz-U carrier rocket with the Progress M-21M cargo ship is scheduled for launch on 26 November this year.

Press service of ROSCOSMOS

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