20 September 2016, 11:39 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A state commission has approved October 19 as a new date for the postponed launch of the Soyuz MS-02 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station, Russia's Roscosmos state space corporation said Thursday.
The commission has established that a pinched cable in the landing system was the cause of the postponement of the launch originally planned for September 23, and approved a new date after thoroughly retesting the spaceship's readiness for launch, Roscosmos said in a statement.
Other remaining launches in 2016 include the Soyuz MS-03 manned spacecraft launch on November 16 and the Progress MS-04 space freighter launch on December 1.
