{"id":45010,"date":"2022-12-21T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T15:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/api.pozirk.online\/articles\/russia-picking-space-flight-candidates-from-belarus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:29:13","slug":"russia-picking-space-flight-candidates-from-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/45010\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia picking space flight candidates from Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>December 21, <span>BPN.<\/span><\/b> The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow has begun selecting candidates from Belarus to fly into space on Russia\u2019s Soyuz MS spacecraft, the press service of the Roscosmos state corporation reports.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cSix candidates have arrived in Russia, who will soon undergo medical examinations at the CTC. The main medical commission will use their results to determine the candidates\u2019 fitness for a space flight,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p> Belarus\u2019 participation in the Russian space program was discussed during the meeting between Alaksandr \u0141uka\u0161enka and Vladimir Putin at Russia\u2019s Vostochny Cosmodrome on April 12.<\/p>\n<p>The history of space exploration knows three Belarusian astronauts: Piotr Klimuk (December 18-26, 1973), U\u0142adzimir Kavalonak (October 9-11, 1977) and Aleh Navicki (September 16-November 18, 2012). All three were sent into space by Russia\/USSR.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 21, BPN. The Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow has begun selecting candidates from Belarus to fly into space on Russia\u2019s Soyuz MS spacecraft, the press service of the Roscosmos state corporation reports. \u201cSix candidates have arrived in Russia, who will soon undergo medical examinations at the CTC. 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