Wow, This News Agency Is The First To Open A Bureau Office On The International Space Station

International Space Station (ISS). (Wikimedia Commons/NASA/Crew of STS-129)

JAKARTA - Russia will become the first country in the world to have a news agency representative in space, with TASS being the first global mass media to open a bureau on the International Space Station (ISS).

This was made possible by the signing of the TASS cooperation with the Russian aerospace company Roscosmos, by TASS Director General Sergei Mikhailov, and Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on 17 November.

The first TASS correspondent in the orbital post was cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin. His job is to report on the daily routine of the space station. The report will be available to the agency's readers from the TASS news source. Contributed photos and videos will be uploaded to the agency's website and official pages on social media. Mikhailov said the news agency always tries to be wherever the latest news occurs.

"Before, we were limited to our planet. TASS is present in all regions of Russia and in more than 60 countries. In the coming years, their number will increase. We have been observing the idea that outer space may be the target of our news expansion," he quoted him as saying. TASS November 17th.

"And I am very pleased that the cooperation with Roscosmos Corporation has been formed so quickly and harmoniously. We consider it a great honor to consider Russian cosmonauts as our partners. We will look forward to the news and amazing photos from orbit."

Meanwhile, Rogozin said the opening of the media bureau at the ISS would allow it to brief a wider audience on what is new in the Russian space industry.

"A special enlightenment and education project by Roscosmos and TASS is expected to popularize Russia's activities in space. Readers will have the opportunity to learn more facts and details about the work of cosmonauts in space, the research experiments they carried out, and the distinguishing features of flight. space. Roscosmos cosmonauts, direct participants in the process, will share their hands-on experiences," said Rogozin.

He stressed that carrying out two jobs simultaneously, cosmonaut and correspondent, would not create a conflict of interest, even though all crew members working in orbit had access to sensitive information.

"The cosmonauts are very professional and know very well where to stop. I'm sure there won't be a conflict of interest," Rogozin assured.

Meanwhile, Deputy Head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, commander of the cosmonaut group Oleg Kononenko said Misurkin was excited to be the first Russian news agency correspondent in space.

"Alexander is very positive about this idea. He will do his best to ensure that his report is honest, impartial, and interesting to read," Kononenko said.

To note, Misurkin will carry out a space mission aboard the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft on December 8 with Japanese billionaire Yusako Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano. Before leaving for Baikonur, Misurkin will be given a special TASS correspondent ID.