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[b]On the replacement of the crew of the Soyuz MS-16[/b] The Russian members of the main crew of the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft, Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Tikhonov and Andrei Babkin, will be replaced by backups for medical reasons. The positions of the commander and flight engineer of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft will now be taken by the cosmonauts of Roscosmos Anatoli Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner. The changes will affect only the Russian part of the crew, NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy continues to prepare for the flight in accordance with the established plan. The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-16 manned spacecraft and the members of the long-term expedition ISS Expedition 63 is scheduled for April 9 this year from launch pad No. 31 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
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