For me the title of Hero of Belarus is indeed a great honor, Cosmonaut, Hero of Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya shared in an interview with the Belarus 1 TV channel on 12 April, BelTA has learned.  "This is the most important state award in our country. I was overwhelmed. It's nice to know that I can do something for my country. I was overcome with emotions because I didn't experience any sucg moments like this before in my life," Marina Vasilevskaya said.   When asked about what the...

The national air carrier Belavia has announced a promo timed to Cosmonautics Day. On 12 April a 12% discount will be available for all regular flights, the press service of the air carrier told BelTA. To get a promo, customers need to go to the website belavia.by, select a route and enter the word COSMOS in the promo code field. The travel period is until 31 May 2024. The promo applies to all direct and transit regular flights. It can be used for one-way and return flights for the...

I dedicate my flight into space to our people, our Belarus, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya said after landing at Minsk National Airport on 11 April, BelTA has learned. “I missed our Motherland so much. I dedicate this space flight to our people, our Belarus,” said Marina Vasilevskaya. Written by  belta.by

The first session of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus of the eighth convocation is scheduled for 12 April, Chairman of the Central Election Commission Igor Karpenko said, BelTA reports. “We plan to hold a session on 12 April,” said Igor Karpenko. “There is no time to waste,” added the head of the Central Election Commission. “The formation of the Belarusian People’s Congress is in progress. Some of those entities that have the right to send...

Samara will host the CIS Forum of Libraries "Library is a Volunteer Movement Resource Center" on 25-28 June, BelTA learned from the Department for Political, Humanitarian and Social Welfare  Cooperation at the CIS Executive Committee.  Library experts and leaders of volunteer associations from all regions of Russia and the CIS countries are invited to participate in the forum. The forum, as one of the significant events of the Year of the Volunteer Movement announced in the CIS in...

The crew including sovereign Belarus’ first cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya has safely returned to Earth, a BelTA journalist reports from Roscosmos’ mission control center. In addition to Marina Vasilevskaya the Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and the NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara have come back to Earth. The reentry vehicle routinely landed at 10:17 Minsk time about 150km to the southeast of the city of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. It was a soft landing thanks to parachutes and thanks to...