Who will become this astronaut is still unclear.
Russia intends to resume its monthly program and launch robotic complex “Luna-25”. This was stated by the President of the aggressor country Vladimir Putin, who together with the self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko arrived at the Vostochny spaceport, Interfax reports.
Putin believes that Russia should “respond to the challenges of space exploration” “.
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” We need to successfully respond to the challenges of space exploration in order to more effectively address national development goals, strengthen our security and technological sovereignty, create advanced developments in the field of robotics and microelectronics, ecology and medicine, “Putin said.
He also added that the Luna-25 program should be implemented in third quarter of this year. The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, told the Russian president that they “must have time” by this time.
Putin also instructed Roscosmos to ensure the launch of a Belarusian cosmonaut into space.
“I instructed Roscosmos to provide the necessary training and flight on the Russian spacecraft of the representative of Belarus, “said the president of the aggressor country. He also added that he had discussed the issue with Lukashenko.
According to Putin, this “will be a new important milestone in our cooperation in space exploration and exploration.”
Belarus itself has stated that that is currently selecting a candidate for space flight. Rogozin said that the launch of the Belarusian astronaut will take place in 2023-24, and it will be a girl. “I asked the Belarusian side to pick up the girls,” Roscosmos told reporters. Earlier, Rogozin congratulated NATO on its birthday and said that Russia was watching the Alliance with the help of its satellites. >
