Soyuz MS-25 main crew checks spacesuits, off to launch site

BAIKONUR, 21 March (BelTA) – The main crew of the Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft went to the launch site, BelTA has learned.

Before embarking on the journey members of the crew put on their spacesuits and checked their pressure integrity. Communication equipment and the recording of medical parameters were also checked in shock-absorbing seats Kazbek-UM.

The crew of the 21st visiting expedition will be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome today. The crew includes the Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, the Belarusian woman participant of the space flight Marina Vasilevskaya, and the NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson. The 21st visiting expedition will spend 12 days at the ISS.