Representatives of the State Corporation Roscosmos and the National Academy of Sciences (NAN) of Belarus are planning to meet at the end of January – early February in Moscow. The parties will discuss the implementation of the project on the flight of a citizen of Belarus into space. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the chairman of the Presidium of Nan Vladimir Gusakov.
“A joint project for the preparation for the Space Flight of the Belarusian citizen was supported by the heads of states of Belarus and Russia at a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Allied State in November last year. As part of the promotion of the project at the end of January – the beginning of February of the current year, it is planned to be held The working meeting of representatives of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the State Corporation “Roskosmos” “- told Gusakov.
The head of NAS noted that the organizational and legal aspects of the project are planning to agree on the negotiations. Also, parties can proceed to the formation of the scientific program of the Space Flight of the Belarusian Cosmonaut.
Previously, scientists of Ottawa University in Canada revealed the danger of long stay in space. Researchers described the mechanisms that contribute to the development of muscle anemia at astronauts.
In December, Kyodo agency reported preparation for the launch of the world’s first wooden satellite. As part of the preparation, the Japanese astronaut will attract the samples of the material outside the research module of the International Space Station.