The commander of the International Space Station (ISS) Anton Shkaplerov admitted that he believes in aliens in such boundless outer space, he said on November 20 on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".

A backup crew, which includes cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Xiong Ogiso, also flew to the cosmodrome

The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano flew to Baikonur to complete preparations for the flight to the ISS. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

For the first time in 12 years, space tourists arrived at Baikonur. The crew included Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and two Japanese residents. Now the team will have to undergo briefings on working on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Preparation at the cosmodrome will take about three weeks. The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 is scheduled for December 8. A total of seven tourists visited the ISS. According to various sources, the flight cost them $ 20-40 million.

Including resource equipment and consumables will be sent

The Berth node module, which is scheduled to launch on November 24, will deliver cargo and food to the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle, which is to launch the last module for the Russian segment of the Moscow Space Station "Berth", was taken out and installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported in Roscosmos.

Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" this week received the task "to begin the development of a draft design of a new orbital station, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Russia and the United States should continue a high level of cooperation, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin stressed

The Russian promising ship "Eagle" will be able to dock with the American Gateway lunar station. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Igor Krasnov held a meeting at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region and, following its results, demanded that Roscosmos and other responsible structures monitor compliance with legislation during the construction of facilities on a daily basis.

In the airspace of Lithuania, radars detected an American E-8C radar reconnaissance aircraft, Wirtualna Polska reports. Commenting on the situation, Polish General Stanislav Kozei did not see anything sensational in it and called it a military routine of relations between Russia and NATO, as well as an element of the new Cold war.

The SONGAR flying machine gun/grenade launcher/mortar will serve in Africa. November 18, portal defenceturk.net He reported that the Turkish company Asisguard announced the completion of the delivery of drones to one of the African countries.

A new drone of an unknown model was shown in the USA. The device was demonstrated in a new video of the American Air Force (Air Force). The publication The Drive suggested that the recording demonstrates a secret drone RQ-180, which is being developed in the United States.

Americans are preparing a new revolution in the aircraft industry. On November 18, the press service of Otto Aviation announced the successful completion of the first stage of flight tests of the Celera 500L aircraft.

Lockheed Martin has begun flight tests of the first (out of six ordered for the German Air Force) military transport aircraft C-130J "Hercules".

Earlier, Turkey became one of the largest manufacturers of combat drones, but now its aircraft industry has achieved success. November 19, portal defensenews.com He reported that Turkish President Recep Erdogan announced the first export sale of Hurkus light attack aircraft. The buyer was the African country of Niger.

The Republic of China is mastering the latest modification of the F-16 fighter jets. On November 18, the President of Taiwan Tsai Ing Wen attended a ceremony at which the full combat readiness of the first squadron equipped with F-16V Viper aircraft was announced.

The visit of Prince Charles of Wales to the aircraft carrier of the British Navy HMS Queen Elizabeth during the Middle East tour of the heir to the throne has been canceled.

The British military has launched an urgent operation to lift the fifth-generation F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that fell into the Mediterranean Sea in order to prevent its top-secret technologies from falling into the hands of Russia, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Thursday.

The Republic of Korea has agreed to reduce Indonesia's share payment in a joint project to develop a new generation fighter KF-X (presented in the Republic of Korea as the KF-21 Borame).

Sales of US fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighter jets in Europe face fierce competition from local manufacturers of combat aircraft, Breaking Defense says.

On Saturday, November 20, two French-made H-125 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters arrived in Kiev, which will be equipped with aviation units of the State Border Service of Ukraine on the border with Belarus.