BLAGOVESHCHENSK (Sputnik) – The first launch of a Soyuz-2.1a after the Progress-M27M carrier rocket accident will take place at the end of this week, Roscosmos head Igor Komarov said Friday.
"A launch with the Soyuz-2.1a will occur at the end of this week from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome," Komarov said.
Next launch of a Progress carrier rocket is scheduled for the beginning of July and a manned launch is set for the end of July, Komarov said.