The launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft has been postponed until the first decade of March. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Yuri Borisov, writes RIA Novosti.

Initially, the launch of the Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft was scheduled for February 20. It must fly to the ISS without a crew and deliver 429 kilograms of cargo into orbit, including medical control and examination equipment, cleaning the station and monitoring the purity of the atmosphere. In addition, the spacecraft will carry interchangeable equipment for the systems of the ISS Russian Segment.

On February 9, Roskosmos launched a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with a Progress MS-22 cargo spacecraft. The spacecraft docked with the ISS on February 11 at 11:47 Moscow time. On board the ship is more than 2.5 tons of cargo, including fuel, water, nitrogen, equipment, consumables and food.