Russia prepares ISS module Nauka for launch
The International Space Station's module "Nauka"
is getting ready for its launch
Workers at the Russian space agency
are putting final touches
on the Multipurpose Laboratory Module
for the International Space Station
Location: Moscow, Russia
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) HEAD OF ROSCOSMOS (RUSSIAN SPACE AGENCY) DMITRY ROGOZIN, SAYING:
"It is a modern piece of hardware, it is a modern device. Russia is the only participant of the ISS that has prepared a possibility to extend the working space of our crew. We are gaining working space for further research, for constant work of our three crew members in non-confined space."
According to Rogozin
the module is planned
for launch in April 2021