Alexander Lukashenko arrived at the Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yuri Gagarin on Saturday accompanied by Secretary of State of the Union State Dmitry Mezentsev. At the center, he met with the head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs, Sergei Krikalov, and the head of the Cosmonaut Training Center, Maksim Kharlamov.
Lukashenko visits Belarusian cosmonauts. He brought bread and lard
According to the Belarusian agency belta, lead and backup candidates for the flight are expected to be selected in early 2023. The medical board is due to issue recommendations on Dec. 28. Then the Belarusian side will decide on the priority candidates.
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– Each of the six astronaut candidates with Belarusthose deemed fit for medical reasons will fly into space, Lukashenko said on Saturday, quoted by the agency interfax.
The Belarusian dictator assured that if the candidates do not pass the tests the first time, they will fail the second time. – Do not worry. There is enough work for everyone, he said.
According to Belarusian media, Lukashenko was supposed to inspect the simulator of the Russian segment of the International Space Station during his visit. He also went to the centrifuge where one of the candidates was training.
“So President visited the water laboratory, a large swimming pool for training astronauts. The Head of State also spoke with the cosmonauts and posed for a photo with them. Alyaksandr Lukashenko was shown equipment simulating the ISS TASS.
The Russian agency also reported that Lukashenko met with him to Russia Fresh bread and lard. He gave them to the leader of Roscosmos, Yuri Boris.
The Belarusian dictator visits Moscow. He will participate in the meeting of the Heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States
Belarusian Propaganda Agency belta states that Lukashenko’s trip to Russia is professional in nature.
In addition to visiting the Cosmonaut Training Center, the dictator will take part in an informal meeting of the heads of the Commonwealth of Independent States, scheduled for December 26-27 in St. Petersburg.
“The CIS leaders will sum up the results for 2022 and discuss plans for future cooperation in the areas most important to the Commonwealth of Independent States,” the Belarusian agency reported.
