Belarusian candidate cosmonaut talks about future geophysical, microbiological experiments at ISS

ZVEZDNY GORODOK, 22 November (BelTA) –Geophysical and microbiological experiments are supposed to take place at the International Space Station (ISS), BelTA learned from Anastasia Lenkova, a Belarusian woman, who is getting ready for a space flight at the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center.

Anastasia Lenkova said: “Our tasks and goals are determined by the research program that has been compiled by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and our Russian colleagues. We have plans for geophysical and microbiological experiments. One of the experiments will involve a probiotic. Various bacteria and the effect microgravity has on them will be studied. It can be useful both on the ground and for future cosmonauts later on. All the experiments are interesting but as a medic I'd like to mention 3D bioprinting.”

BelTA reported earlier that spacecraft crews at the Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center continue practicing their actions in case their reentry capsule lands on a body of water (aka splashdown).

Taking part in the training sessions are the main crew members Marina Vasilevskaya and the Roscosmos cosmonaut, Belarus' native Oleg Novitsky (the mission commander) as well as the backup crew members Anastasia Lenkova and the Roscosmos cosmonaut Ivan Vagner (the mission commander).