As part of the combat duty in 2021, more than 170 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space missiles were detected by the on-duty means of the Russian missile attack warning system, specialized means of space control and missile defense systems. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

China plans to carry out more than 40 space launches in 2022, including as part of missions to the Tiangong National space station under construction, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday.

According to the preliminary plan, in February, JAXA astronaut Takao Doi will fix wood samples outside the ISS research module to study their properties and strength in outer space

At the beginning of next year, Japanese specialists will begin technical experiments related to the preparation for the launch of the world's first wooden satellite. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency.

The module has been operating in the orbit of the planet for 526 days

The State Space Administration of the People's Republic of China released on Saturday a series of images of Mars taken by the orbital module of the Tianwen-1 space probe (Tianwen-1).

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that this year the Aerospace Forces provided 24 launches of satellites for various purposes, including 15 Russian ones. 12 such vehicles were taken over by specialists of the Main Test Space Center - GICC.

Yuzhmash has received a contract for the production of equipment for two Antares missiles

The Ukrainian enterprise "A. M. Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant" (Yuzhmash) has received an order for the production of the main structure of the first stage of the American Antares launch vehicle. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

As reported in Roscosmos, the opening of the exit hatch of the Search module is scheduled at 15:00 Moscow time

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will make the first spacewalk in 2022 under the Russian program on the afternoon of January 19. This is stated in a message distributed by Roscosmos on Sunday.

Russia plans to refuse to lease 16 objects of Baikonur

Russia is going to refuse to lease 16 objects at the Baikonur cosmodrome by the end of 2022, RIA Novosti writes, citing a source in the space industry.

The United States carried out six launches of space rockets with Russian-made engines in 2021, Roscosmos reported on Friday.

Roscosmos expects a new flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a "cross" program with NASA in the second half of 2022, the state corporation said on Saturday.

As reported in Roscosmos, the purpose of the maneuver is the formation of ballistic conditions for the docking of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and the landing of the Soyuz MS-19

The correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected on January 12, it will be the first in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.

According to the head of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov and Peter Dubrov know how to deal with them

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, who are currently on the International Space Station, have found problems on board, but they know how to deal with them. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with members of the ISS crew.

The Nauka module, which docked to the International Space Station (ISS) in the summer, will be able to work effectively until 2030, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.

The European Space Agency (ESA) supports the decision of the US government to extend the agreement on the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030 and will send a counter-proposal on the operation of the station to partner countries, said the head of the agency Josef Aschbacher.

During this period, the US authorities want to work with their international partners, including Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe

The US government has confirmed plans to extend the presence of American astronauts on the International Space Station until 2030. This was announced on Friday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Roscosmos: 83 cosmonauts have met the New Year's holiday on the ISS for 21 years

83 people in 21 years have met on board the International Space Station (ISS) New Year's holiday. This is reported on the website of Roscosmos.

According to Roscosmos, two manned launches of Russian ships are planned in total this year

The launch of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft is scheduled for the evening of March 18. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.

The CEO of Roscosmos previously reported that a single-turn flight scheme could be tested in 2022

Single-turn flights on spacecraft to the ISS will begin soon. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with the crew members of the station.

Roscosmos noted that in 2021 NPO Energomash carried out in full a series of fire tests of several copies of this engine

Delivery of RD-171MV liquid rocket engines for flight tests of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle will begin in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

During the first test launch of the Angara manned launch vehicle from the Vostochny cosmodrome in December 2023, a mock-up of the new Eagle spacecraft will be used as a payload, and not its finished version, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.