Opinion: space is matter of state security and science development

On March 25th, at 20:30 Minsk time, Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, participant of the space flight from Belarus Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson transferred to the International Space Station (ISS). This event can rightfully be called a historical one. The head of the Soviet Space project, Maksim Tsukanov, explained the importance for states to expand their borders and strive to conquer space in his talk with the Minsk – Moscow union stream.

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Maksim Tsukanov noted that space is a matter of state security.

“You know, they say that infantry beats tanks, and tanks beat helicopters, helicopters are beaten by aviation, but space beats everything. In fact, this is a matter of both security and science. Many scientific and space experiments have paved the way for new technologies. Therefore, by developing space, we are developing science as a whole. Moreover, we need to move on, we have already stayed too long on Earth, and the vast expanses of the universe are waiting for us! I think for any superpower and any large state, the issue of space is a matter of prestige, as well as the question of the state's existence as a sovereign one,” he added.