Military expert: Bastion will protect the Black Sea from any enemy
Military expert Yuri Knutov commented on the exercises in Crimea with the use of Bastion coastal missile systems on Sputnik radio.
The Russian military carried out conditional launches of Bastion missiles during exercises in the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory
Military exercises in the Crimea and in the Krasnodar Territory have worked out the deployment of coastal anti-ship complexes "Bastion" with conditional (electronic) launches of cruise missiles, the Black Sea Fleet said on Friday.
The range of the new Heybar Shekan missile is 1,450 kilometers
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new missile called the Heybar Shekan with a range of 1,450 kilometers.
The presentation ceremony of the Heybar-Shekan rocket took place in the presence of the Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri and the Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Forces, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
The Ukrainian military received "Stingers" from Lithuania
The Armed Forces of Ukraine received from Lithuania a batch of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as defense ammunition.
Su-34 checked the Nebo-T radars
Nebo-T complexes went on combat duty in the regions of the Volga region and the Urals
Calculations of the Nebo-T radar complexes have taken up combat duty. The complexes of the air Defense Division of the Central Military District (CVO) will ensure the protection of airspace over the regions of the Volga region and the Urals. "Sky-T" was checked with the help of fighters. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.
Nebo-T radars are on combat duty in the regions of the Volga region and the Urals
The stations are significantly superior to their analogues in terms of their tactical and technical characteristics
Calculations of the newest radar complexes "Sky-T" of the air defense division of the Central Military District (CVO) have taken up combat duty to protect the airspace over the regions of the Volga region and the Urals, the press service of the CVO reported.
Bloomberg: The European Union intends to create a response system to protect against threats in space
The EU is also considering expanding the commonwealth to repel so-called hybrid attacks and attacks in cyberspace
The European Union (EU) plans to develop a new crisis response system to protect against threats in space. This was reported on Thursday by Bloomberg with reference to the draft document of the European Commission (EC).
The head fairing prevented the second stage of the Astra rocket from entering orbit
The American company Astra unsuccessfully launched a light rocket with five student cubesats. After turning off the engine of the first stage, the head fairing did not have time to open and the second stage crashed into it, and then, when it did open, it spun. The launch was broadcast on the NASASpaceflight YouTube channel.
Musk believes that delivering 150 tons of cargo into orbit will soon cost less than $10 million.
According to experts, the launch of one Falcon 9 launch vehicle costs SpaceX about $50 million
Delivery of 150 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit with the commissioning and full use of the Starship spacecraft of the American company SpaceX in three years may become cheaper than $ 10 million.
Elon Musk said that the first orbital flight of the superheavy Starship launch vehicle will take place this year
The creator of the American aerospace company SpaceX has expressed confidence in conducting the first orbital flight of the superheavy Starship launch vehicle, which will be used in the landing of a man on the Moon, this year.
The James Webb telescope transmitted the first images to Earth after its launch
The images are images of 18 blurred points of light
TASS, February 12. The James Webb orbital telescope has handed over to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) its first experimental images after launch. This is stated in the statement of the department, published on Friday.
The first image obtained by the James Webb Telescope has been published
NASA scientists have published an image of the star HD 84406, obtained by the Webb Telescope
NASA scientists have published the first image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope during the alignment of the main mirror. This is reported on the website of the US Space Agency.
New photos of the surface of Mars have been published
Roscosmos and ESA have published new photos of Mars from the ExoMars Trace Gas spacecraft
Representatives of the state corporation Roscosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) showed a new image of Mars with part of the Argir plain and the Hooke crater. The photo is published on the official ESA website.
The Russian Federation will monitor the activities of foreigners on the moon from an automatic station
The launch of the Luna-26 station is scheduled for 2024
The Russian automatic interplanetary station Luna-26 will allow monitoring the activities of foreign state and private spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. This was reported on Sunday in the state corporation "Roscosmos".
Putin instructed Roscosmos to solve the issue of financing the launch of student satellites
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and relevant ministers Valery Falkov and Sergey Kravtsov were appointed responsible
Russian President Vladimir Putin recommended that Roscosmos, together with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Education, discuss the financing and organization of launches of student microsatellites. The corresponding instruction was given following a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education on December 24, 2021.
St. Petersburg State University scientists investigate the behavior of bacterial biofilm in space
These exercises will be the first in the world
Scientists of St. Petersburg State University (St. Petersburg State University) will be the first in the world to study bacterial biofilms (communities of microorganisms) in microgravity. The results of the study will help prevent the appearance of microorganisms inside spaceships and prevent diseases in the ISS crew, the press service of the university reported on Thursday.
The next launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for March 4
Soyuz launch vehicle launches from Baikonur
The next batch of 36 satellites of the British company OneWeb will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 4. This was announced on Friday night by the launch operator Arianespace.
The Fregat upper stage launched 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit
The Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle launched from the Kourou cosmodrome at 21:09 Moscow Time
All 34 British OneWeb communications satellites launched on Thursday from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana were successfully launched into orbit by the Fregat-M upper stage. This was reported during the broadcast, which is conducted by the launch operator Arianespace.
Russian engines work reliably in humid equatorial climate
Rocket engines of the first and second stages RD-107A/RD-108A manufactured by the Samara enterprise of the Rostec United Engine Corporation provided a successful launch of the Soyuz-ST-B space rocket with 34 OneWeb telecommunications satellites.
Russia and Hungary intend to continue to cooperate in the field of space research
Roscosmos noted that the countries have been cooperating fruitfully in the field of peaceful space exploration for almost half a century
Roscosmos State Corporation and Hungary signed a statement of intent on further cooperation in the field of space research. This was reported on Saturday in the press service of the state corporation.