Belarus and Russia to jointly create small spacecraft constellation sb.by - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sb.by Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Asked whether the launch of a Belarusian satellite in 2012 was economically justified, Sergei Zolotoi said: “At present all the optoelectronic surveillance satellites are used to accomplish national security tasks. You cannot measure the value of these things in economic terms directly.”
How did the republic get involved in the space race of world powers and why are Belarusians so eager to conquer outer space? This mission is honorable and prestigious, but that is absolutely not the point. BelTA's YouTube project After the Fact: Lukashenko's Decisions looks at the facts.
Belarus, Russia planning to build 3 satellites for joint constellation interfax.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from interfax.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.