Belarus doesn't have much of a program, the Belarus Space Agency known as National Agency for Space Research was established in 2009 and islosely associated with the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, the Belarusians who have travelled to space in the time of the USSR are Pyotr Klimuk, Vladimir Kovalyonok, and Oleg Novitsky since the break up of the Soviet Union they have worked in Russia, the goverment of Russia is a main provider of services to Belarus and other CIS countries like Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) perhaps an economic trade union that Russians hoped would be like the EU, Commonwealth or NAFTA.
There seems to be confusion in news media reports if she is a Flight 'Attendant' or 'Instructor'
Flight attendant becomes 1st Belarusian woman in space on ISS-bound Soyuz launch
https://www.space.com/soyuz-ms-25-launc … ce-station
Soyuz MS-25 is an Russian crewed Soyuz spaceflight to launch from Baikonur to the International Space Station
'Here is some audio from my reception of Soyuz MS-25 at 121.75 MHz, from the 18:44 UTC pass over Leiden, the Netherlands'
https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek/sta … 7776132497
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Singaporean rocket company Equatorial Space Systems (ESS) for a series of launches of the Dorado family of suborbital rockets
https://spaceanddefense.io/equatorial-l … ce-centre/
The Rocket Lab Launch Complex also known as Mahia Launch Spaceport on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island another example of space faring nation but operated by private spaceflight.
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]]>Iran Says It Sent Capsule With Animals Into Orbit
https://time.com/6343265/iran-animal-ca … ace-orbit/
It says its satellite program is for scientific research and other civilian applications. The U.S. and other Western countries have long been suspicious of the program because the same technology can be used to develop long-range missiles.
Salman launch vehicle launched a “500kg space bio-capsule to an altitude of 130 km above the Earth” from Iran, on 6 December 2023. Salman is a “new class of launchers capable of carrying half-ton payloads into space”.
Some speculate in social media comments it could be related to a Shahab-3 Medium-range ballistic missile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-vScMM75cU
WION and 'RepublicWorld' Indian Hindu English language news channel
Iran says it sent capsule capable of carrying animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions
https://www.republicworld.com/science/s … sions.news
Iran claims to have launched capsule designed to carry living beings into space
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'The Fruits of Kim-Putin Summitry: North Korea’s Military Satellite Launch'
https://www.csis.org/analysis/fruits-ki … ite-launch
North Korea says spy satellite launch successful
]]>Shenzhou-17 docking with Tiangong so either China has put the vid in fast forward, the video is sped up or China is extremely efficient at docking at stations
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