The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it

The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.

There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose

The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.

Yusaku Maezawa also said that in 2023 he will fly to the moon

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, which he gave while on the ISS, said that he plans to make a film about a world without money after the flight to the moon.

Yusaku Maezawa stressed that for the first time in his life he works for someone

Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, given on board the International Space Station, called the commander of the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft Alexander Misurkin a super commander.

It is noted that the fragments did not harm the environment

TASS, December 30. The parts of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle found on the territory of the Komi Republic, which was launched on December 27 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, did not harm the environment and will be evacuated until February 2022. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region.

A fire test of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen engine was conducted on the territory of the Voronezh Rocket Engine Building Center. It is being created for the KVTK upper stage, which will be used on the Angara-A5 heavy class rocket.

The British company Hill Helicopters presented the concept of an innovative helicopter of the XXI century, focused exclusively on private owners – the NH50.

According to the Press Trust of India agency, the purchase was made after the delivery of the next batch of French-made Rafale fighters to the Indian Air Force

Pakistan has purchased 25 multi-purpose J-10C fighters from China amid strained relations with India. This was reported on Thursday by the Press Trust of India agency.

The Taiwan Air Force has adopted the second new advanced flight training T-5 "Brave Eagle" (Brave Eagle /Yung Yin) manufactured by the Taiwanese Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC).

The Romanian Parliament granted the country's Foreign Ministry preliminary permission to begin the procurement procedure for the country's Air Force of 32 F-16 fighters in the M6.5.2 configuration from the Norwegian Air Force.

Lockheed Martin Corporation received a mysterious order to modify the F-35 fighter

The American military-industrial corporation Lockheed Martin has received a mysterious order to work on a new modification of the fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II, says The Drive.

19FortyFive: F-35 fighters arrived in Europe from the USA against the background of the situation with Ukraine

Russia is in a panic because of the fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters that arrived in Europe from the United States against the background of the situation with Ukraine, 19FortyFive notes.

19FortyFive: The US has a clear advantage over China and Russia thanks to its alliances

The American publication 19FortyFive named the biggest advantage of the United States in a war with Russia or China.

19FortyFive: The US Air Force B-21 Raider bomber will be able to destroy Russian S-500 systems

The promising unobtrusive strategic bomber B-21 Raider of the US Air Force (Air Force), considered the "coolest" aircraft in the world, can be used against Russia, the American publication 19FortyFive promises.

The upgraded Ka-226T Alpinist helicopter made its first round-trip flight

Tests of the upgraded Ka-226T light helicopter, which received the working name "Mountaineer", are continuing in Russia. As part of the tests, the car made a circular flight for the first time, Lenta was informed.ru" in the Russian Helicopters holding.

Technodinamika Holding will develop a shock version of the VM-V unmanned helicopter

Russian unmanned helicopters will be able to carry weapons. Technodinamika Holding of Rostec State Corporation is upgrading unmanned helicopter simulator targets (VM-V). The drone will be able to perform strike and reconnaissance missions. This is reported by TASS with reference to the general director of the holding Igor Nasenkov.

The American fighter-interceptor F-104 Starfighter has been named the undisputed leader of the rating of the most emergency aircraft of the Cold War. The list of "flying coffins" also includes the Bulgarian MiG-19, the American F-4 Phantom II, the British Lightning F.6 and the Hungarian MiG-21F.

Military political scientist Koshkin called open architecture an advantage of Checkmate

The Checkmate light tactical aircraft (LTS) is built on an open architecture, which allows you to change the configuration of the fifth-generation fighter. This causes the interest of potential customers in the aircraft. Andrey Koshkin, a military political scientist, head of the Department of Political Science and Sociology of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, told about the main advantages of Checkmate on Sputnik radio.

The first place in the list of the world's most anticipated novelties of the Russian defense industry was taken by the Checkmate fighter. On the air of Sputnik radio, expert Andrey Koshkin told what, in his opinion, caused the interest of potential customers in this aircraft.