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[b]Soyuz TMA-21 launch reset for April 5[/b] On March 18, Roscosmos Board held a meeting to discuss Soyuz TMA-21 flight readiness. The meeting was preceded by the General Designers Review held at RSC-Energia. It was decided to go on Soyuz TMA-21 prelaunch processing for the launch slated for April 5, at 2:18 a.m. MSK [April 4 at 6:18 p.m. CDT]. The working group established by Roscosmos following the decision by the previous Board meeting found out about the cause of the glitch in Kvant-V device of Soyuz TMA-M. According to the conclusion of the manufacturer, the glitch was caused by a single production defect which did not affect the batch. Kvant-V was replaced. The manufacturer initiated QA recertification.
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