05:48Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is 'impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth' without the development of the space industry, while speaking at a meeting with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko and cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya, who recently returned from the ISS, in Moscow on Friday.
"Nowadays, it is impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth at all without space, including improving defence capabilities, modern new materials, medicines, logistics and transportation. In general, wherever you point a finger, there is usage for space technologies everywhere," the president said.
Putin also noted that Russia's space development programme has been drawn up until 2036 and will be constantly worked on by specialists.
In turn, the Belarusian leader thanked the Russian president for the work done and stressed that without Putin's 'go-ahead' the flight would not have taken place.
"For you it is ordinary, for us, it is big news because the first female cosmonaut was in space, the first Belarusian cosmonaut of independent Belarus. And our Oleg [Novitsky], he was born near Minsk, in the town of his parents, his mom lives there, we met recently. It's symbolic. So I am very grateful to you for this flight. It is not just a tribute that we are here. If you had not given the go-ahead and agreed then, there would not have been this space flight," Lukashenko said.
In addition, the cosmonauts thanked Putin for awarding them Hero of Russia honours.
"It is a high honour for us to receive such an award, and yesterday I was in my native Belarus, and I also received a very great award of our country - it is the Hero of Belarus, which I am undoubtedly glad and happy about," Vasilevskaya said.
On March 25, the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft successfully docked with the Prichal module of the International Space Station (ISS). The crew included the first cosmonaut from Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson.
On Saturday, April 6, Novitsky and Vasilevskaya returned from the ISS to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-24 manned spacecraft after spending 14 days in orbit.
'Nowadays, it is impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth at all without space' - Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is 'impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth' without the development of the space industry, while speaking at a meeting with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko and cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya, who recently returned from the ISS, in Moscow on Friday.
"Nowadays, it is impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth at all without space, including improving defence capabilities, modern new materials, medicines, logistics and transportation. In general, wherever you point a finger, there is usage for space technologies everywhere," the president said.
Putin also noted that Russia's space development programme has been drawn up until 2036 and will be constantly worked on by specialists.
In turn, the Belarusian leader thanked the Russian president for the work done and stressed that without Putin's 'go-ahead' the flight would not have taken place.
"For you it is ordinary, for us, it is big news because the first female cosmonaut was in space, the first Belarusian cosmonaut of independent Belarus. And our Oleg [Novitsky], he was born near Minsk, in the town of his parents, his mom lives there, we met recently. It's symbolic. So I am very grateful to you for this flight. It is not just a tribute that we are here. If you had not given the go-ahead and agreed then, there would not have been this space flight," Lukashenko said.
In addition, the cosmonauts thanked Putin for awarding them Hero of Russia honours.
"It is a high honour for us to receive such an award, and yesterday I was in my native Belarus, and I also received a very great award of our country - it is the Hero of Belarus, which I am undoubtedly glad and happy about," Vasilevskaya said.
On March 25, the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft successfully docked with the Prichal module of the International Space Station (ISS). The crew included the first cosmonaut from Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson.
On Saturday, April 6, Novitsky and Vasilevskaya returned from the ISS to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-24 manned spacecraft after spending 14 days in orbit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that it is 'impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth' without the development of the space industry, while speaking at a meeting with Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko and cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya, who recently returned from the ISS, in Moscow on Friday.
"Nowadays, it is impossible to effectively solve any task on Earth at all without space, including improving defence capabilities, modern new materials, medicines, logistics and transportation. In general, wherever you point a finger, there is usage for space technologies everywhere," the president said.
Putin also noted that Russia's space development programme has been drawn up until 2036 and will be constantly worked on by specialists.
In turn, the Belarusian leader thanked the Russian president for the work done and stressed that without Putin's 'go-ahead' the flight would not have taken place.
"For you it is ordinary, for us, it is big news because the first female cosmonaut was in space, the first Belarusian cosmonaut of independent Belarus. And our Oleg [Novitsky], he was born near Minsk, in the town of his parents, his mom lives there, we met recently. It's symbolic. So I am very grateful to you for this flight. It is not just a tribute that we are here. If you had not given the go-ahead and agreed then, there would not have been this space flight," Lukashenko said.
In addition, the cosmonauts thanked Putin for awarding them Hero of Russia honours.
"It is a high honour for us to receive such an award, and yesterday I was in my native Belarus, and I also received a very great award of our country - it is the Hero of Belarus, which I am undoubtedly glad and happy about," Vasilevskaya said.
On March 25, the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft successfully docked with the Prichal module of the International Space Station (ISS). The crew included the first cosmonaut from Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson.
On Saturday, April 6, Novitsky and Vasilevskaya returned from the ISS to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-24 manned spacecraft after spending 14 days in orbit.