{"id":71959,"date":"2024-03-09T18:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/71959\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"soyuz-spacecraft-launch-with-belarusian-on-board-set-for-march-21","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/71959\/","title":{"rendered":"Soyuz spacecraft launch with Belarusian on board set for March 21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/vasilevskaja_sojuz_mc_25_wpk_1128x751-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n      <div class=\"block-image__descr\">\n\n        Maryna Vasile\u016dskaja\r\n\r\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 9, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> Preparations for the visiting expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) have reached their final stage, with the flight scheduled for March 21, Russia\u2019s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew consists of Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos, Belarusian Maryna Vasile\u016dskaja and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson. The Soyuz MS-25 launch, initially scheduled for March 2023, has been postponed several times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 7, the crew members reportedly familiarized themselves with the spacecraft and its equipment at the Baikonur Cosmodrome operated by Russia in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vasile\u016dskaja, a flight attendant at Belarus\u2019 flagship carrier Bie\u0142avija (Belavia), was picked for the flight in late May 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is expected to spend 12 days on the ISS. Belarusian surgeon Anastasija Lankova was named as a substitute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 9, Pozirk. Preparations for the visiting expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) have reached their final stage, with the flight scheduled for March 21, Russia\u2019s Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center announced. The crew consists of Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos, Belarusian Maryna Vasile\u016dskaja and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson. The Soyuz MS-25 launch, initially scheduled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":71944,"template":"","rubric":[13],"class_list":["post-71959","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soyuz spacecraft launch with Belarusian on board set for March 21 | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"March 9, Pozirk. 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