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