YEKATERINBURG. Feb 9 (Interfax) - Specialists of the search and rescue paraborne service of Russia's Central Military District have received a new Soyuz-MS landing capsule, a crucial element of training exercises to evacuate crewmembers returning back to Earth from the International Space Station, the press service of the Central Military District said on Tuesday.
"Using this new landing capsule will help raise the quality of the training of specialists who participate in the implementation of state space programs by enabling a more accurate simulation of training environments," the press service quoted the head of the military district's search and rescue paraborne service, Yevgeny Solntsev, as saying.
The new capsule will replace the outdated equipment, which has already reached the end of its service life, it said.