MINSK, 20 December (BelTA) – Our stand is dedicated to space-related themes, Aleksandra Smagina, an employee with the Geoinformation Systems company at the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, told BelTA as she talked about the space-themed exhibits in the Science and Innovations thematic zone of the My Belarus exhibition at the Minsk International Exhibition Center.
“At the center of our stand is a model of a prospective Russian-Belarusian spacecraft, the launch of which is planned for 2028. It is currently under development as part of Russia-Belarus cooperation: the imaging equipment for the camera is produced by the Belarusian Peleng company while the platform is being developed by Russian enterprises. Geoinformation Systems will act as its operator,” Aleksandra Smagina explained.
Next to it is a model of a small spacecraft as part of a system for radiometric monitoring of near-Earth space. “Its launch is scheduled for 28 December 2025. As a result, we will obtain data on the total ion concentration over Belarus and the vector of the magnetic field,” she noted.
Four suits in the capsules attract particular attention. 'Three belong to Marina Vasilevskaya, the first Belarusian female cosmonaut (her flight took place last year), and one belongs to her backup, Anastasia Lenko. Two Soyuz suits are real; they were used during the launch, landing, and docking of the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with the International Space Station. Vasilevskaya’s suit shows signs of wear: stains and scuffing. Lenko's suit is a training suit and is nearly new. There is also a version of the suit for extremely cold landing conditions, as well as the one that Marina Vasilevskaya used when on the ISS, as seen in famous photos from orbit,” the specialist explained.
“At the center of our stand is a model of a prospective Russian-Belarusian spacecraft, the launch of which is planned for 2028. It is currently under development as part of Russia-Belarus cooperation: the imaging equipment for the camera is produced by the Belarusian Peleng company while the platform is being developed by Russian enterprises. Geoinformation Systems will act as its operator,” Aleksandra Smagina explained.
Next to it is a model of a small spacecraft as part of a system for radiometric monitoring of near-Earth space. “Its launch is scheduled for 28 December 2025. As a result, we will obtain data on the total ion concentration over Belarus and the vector of the magnetic field,” she noted.
Four suits in the capsules attract particular attention. 'Three belong to Marina Vasilevskaya, the first Belarusian female cosmonaut (her flight took place last year), and one belongs to her backup, Anastasia Lenko. Two Soyuz suits are real; they were used during the launch, landing, and docking of the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with the International Space Station. Vasilevskaya’s suit shows signs of wear: stains and scuffing. Lenko's suit is a training suit and is nearly new. There is also a version of the suit for extremely cold landing conditions, as well as the one that Marina Vasilevskaya used when on the ISS, as seen in famous photos from orbit,” the specialist explained.
Such exhibits will attract visitors’ attention, Aleksandra Smagina said. “Last year, the turnout was unexpectedly high. This time people will come to see something new. The space theme is always interesting, and now there are latest space things to see," Aleksandra Smagina noted.
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