"Our crew is composed, the launch is scheduled for the end of November 2016. But the approval has not yet happened," said the astronaut.

Belarusian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky maybe the second time to go to space, the newspaper "Sovetskaya Belorussia".

Oleg Novitsky. Photo: minsknews.by

Oleg Novitsky may again go into space in 2016. the "Our crew is composed, the launch is scheduled for the end of November 2016. But the approval has not yet been", " said the astronaut. However, he clarified that, most likely, the exact date and the final composition of the crew will be known after the may holidays.

If the flight is approved, it will be his second space expedition. Previously Oleg visited the ISS in 2012 in the composition of the 33/34-th crew.

"On the International space station we conducted a lot of experiments on ecology related to remote sensing of the Earth and negative human impacts on the environment. On our account a sufficient number of experiments in psychology, showing the changes of the psychological status of the astronaut during certain periods" - shared cosmonaut their memories about the first flight.

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