Soyuz MS-14 launch with Skybot F-850 on board
Published on Aug 21, 2019
A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on 22 August 2019, at 03:38 UTC (09:38 local time). The uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 is the first human rated spacecraft to be launched by a Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle. Soyuz MS-14 will transport cargo to the International Space Station and Skybot F-850, a humanoid robot that can be remote-controlled and was formerly known as Fedor (Федор). The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is scheduled to automatically dock to the space-facing Poisk module of the International Space Station on 24 August 2019, at 05:30 UTC (01:30 EDT).