The Russian spacecraft successfully took off after a malfunction

The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft carrying 3 astronauts headed to the International Space Station after the incident that took place 2 days ago .

The Russian spacecraft took off successfully

The Soyuz MS-25 took off successfully after a delay due to an incident. (Photo: Reuters).

On the evening of March 23 (Vietnam time), the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft launch mission deployed by the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) took place successfully at Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan.

The ship carried 3 people, including NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson (American nationality), Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy (Russian nationality) and Marina Vasilevskaya (Belarusian nationality).

This is the first space flight with the participation of two female astronauts. Among them, Marina Vasilevskaya is the first Belarusian woman to appear on a space flight.

It is known that Novitskiy and Vasilevskaya will stay on the station for about 12 days, before returning to Earth with another astronaut on the Soyuz MS-24. Meanwhile, Dyson will join the permanent crew as an engineer, operating at the station for the next six months.

Previously, the initial planned Soyuz launch on March 21 was canceled due to technical problems. According to Reuter , a small problem with the chemical power source occurred just seconds before the ship took off, causing the mission to be postponed to ensure safety.

After successfully leaving the launch pad and entering Earth orbit, the Soyuz MS-25 will automatically dock with the International Space Station (ISS) on March 25. Previously, the spacecraft had flown 34 times around the Earth.

Experts assess that space exploration is one of the last remaining areas in which the US and Russia continue to cooperate, despite relations gradually worsening as a result of the war in Ukraine. .

Marina Vasilevskaya (33 years old) is the first Belarusian woman to participate in a space mission (Photo: Roscosmos).

The first Belarusian woman to fly into space

The highlight of the flight as mentioned, was the appearance of Marina Vasilevskaya (33 years old) - the first Belarusian woman to participate in a space mission.

Vasilevskaya was a former flight attendant, selected by the Belarusian Academy of Sciences and the Belarusian Space Agency through a nationwide competition, and was one of six people selected from more than 3,000 female candidates.

Vasilevskaya went on to surpass another flight attendant, two scientists and two doctors to become the first Belarusian woman to have the honor of flying into space.

After applying, Vasilevskaya went through a dual training process lasting about half a year, and practiced on a Soyuz spacecraft simulator. Anastasia Lenkova, a 28-year-old pediatric surgeon, was appointed as Vasilevskaya's replacement if she was unable to carry out the mission.

Before joining the Soyuz ship, Vasilevskaya spent many years serving on commercial aircraft of Boeing (USA) and Embraer (Brasil). She is highly appreciated for her experience responding to emergency situations during a flight.