Russia to launch three Soyuz spacecrafts to ISS

Russia is planning to launch three more Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, Russian space agency Roscosmos said on 2nd April, Thursday.

Russia sent a Soyuz TMA-14 vehicle to the ISS March 26 this year to transport the crew to the space station.

"In line with international agreements, Russia will launch the Soyuz TMA-15, May 27, the Soyuz TMA-16, Oct 1 and the Soyuz TMA-17, Nov 20, from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan," Roscosmos said in a statement.

The Soyuz TMA-15 will transport three additional crewmembers to the ISS. It will be the 102nd flight of a Soyuz spacecraft since 1967.

The Russian space agency is planning to make a record 39 space launches this year from Baikonur and the Plesetsk space centre in northern Russia.

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