Rocket launch with SPbU 300th anniversary livery

A Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft to be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The rocket’s fuselage is decorated with a livery dedicated to the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg University.

Earlier, the University’s flag was delivered to the International Space Station and the students received congratulations from the astronauts. 

A broadcast of the event will be available to all students and faculty on a large screen in the auditorium of Birzhevaya Liniya, 6.