Belarusian Woman Vasileuskaya Launched Into Space On Second Attempt

The launch was successful.

The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft launched at Baikonur on March 23 at 15.36. The launch was successful. Among the members of the main crew of the 21st expedition is Belarusian Maryna Vasileuskaya. She became the first woman in the history of the country to go into space.

The launch was successful. The crew commander reported that all systems and engines were working, “the flight is normal.”

A crew consisting of a native of Belarus, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson and Belarusian Maryna Vasileuskaya went to the ISS.

Important to note, the launch of the crew of the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with the first Belarusian cosmonaut on board was scheduled for March 21. The launch was supposed to take place at 16.21, but it was canceled at the last moment. Head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov explained that the reason for the cancellation of the launch was “a voltage drop in the chemical current source.”