Rocket with the logo of the International RUSSIA EXPO will deliver cosmonauts to the ISS

On September 15, the Soyuz MS-24 manned transport spacecraft No. 755 will be launched by a Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the logo of the International RUSSIA EXPO. The crew of the spacecraft will go to the ISS on an ultra-short circuit, the flight will take 3 hours and 14 minutes. Among the crew members are Oleg Kononenko, deputy chief of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Center and commander of the cosmonaut squadron of Roscosmos, cosmonaut Nikolai Chub and NASA astronaut Laurel O’Hara.

The logo of the International RUSSIA EXPO was first unveiled in early summer. The brand style was developed considering the six main time periods of Russia’s history. The stylistics of each letter contains a reference to a certain period: the reign of Prince Vladimir, the Grand Duchy, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the USSR and the Russian Federation. The evolution of font forms reflects the development of culture, people and country.

"Undoubtedly, Russia’s achievements in space are a matter of pride for millions of Russians. The international RUSSIA EXPO is about Russia’s advanced experience in science, technology, culture and education. The launch of the rocket with the Exposition logo is a vivid highlight on the eve of the opening of the country’s most large-scale event", — said N. S. Virtuozova, director general of the Autonomous noncommercial organization «Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements "Russia"».