Historic launch of Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft scheduled for 16:21:19

A day that will become an important stage in the development of the space research in the country. The first woman in the history of independent Belarus will be launched into orbit today. The last preparations for the launch of the Soyuz MS-25 manned spacecraft are underway at Baikonur. The historic launch is scheduled for 16 hours 21 minutes and 19 seconds. Expedition members will stay on the ISS for 12 days, an extensive program, 5 research and two public works are planned. The day before at its meeting the state commission announced that the main crew was approved and remained unchanged: the crew commander, native of Belarus Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson.