The first crew of the Chinese National Space Station has fully recovered after returning to Earth - CMSA
The taikonauts of the first manned mission on China's Shenzhou-12 national space station under construction have undergone a recovery course after spending three months in space and have adapted to Earth conditions again, the China Manned Flight Program Administration (CMSA) reported on Saturday.
NASA plans to test a gravity tractor and an ion beam to protect the Earth from asteroids
During the experiment, it is planned to test the technology of a "kinetic impact" on an asteroid
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The United States is preparing to test several systems to protect the Earth from asteroids. This was announced by the head of the NASA profile department, Lindley Johnson, on Thursday at a briefing on the upcoming launch of the DART probe (Double Asteroid Redirection Test).
The launch of the Crew-3 mission to the ISS was postponed again
The flight will take place no earlier than November 10
The dispatch of the third crew on the Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed until at least November 10 due to the later return of the second crew of this project. This was announced on Friday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The US administration will outline priorities in space at a meeting of the profile council
US Vice President Kamala Harris noted that the meeting of the interdepartmental National Space Council is scheduled for December 1
The US administration intends to highlight key areas of work in space, including in the military sphere, at a meeting of the relevant council next month. This was stated on Friday by US Vice President Kamala Harris, speaking at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt (Maryland).
A court in the United States rejected Blue Origin's lawsuit against NASA over a contract to develop a lunar module
The space agency promised to continue cooperation with American companies in order to stimulate competition in the preparation of manned missions to the Moon
A court in the United States has rejected a lawsuit by Jeff Bezos-owned company Blue Origin against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This is stated in a message distributed on Thursday by NASA.
Intuitive Machines has decided on the landing site of the lunar drilling rig
NASA and the private company Intuitive Machines have announced that they have chosen a landing site for the Nova-C lander, which will go into space at the end of 2022. It will deliver a drilling rig and an experimental communication system from Nokia to the area near the Shackleton crater in the southern polar region of the Moon, according to NASA's website.
Russian scientists have begun testing a device for geological exploration of the Moon from orbit
The first samples of the gamma and neutron spectrometer were produced by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Space Research Institute (ICI) RAS has produced the first samples of gamma- and neutron spectrometer (LGNS) for exploration of the Moon from orbit and is working on them. This was reported to TASS by Igor Mitrofanov, head of the Department of Nuclear Planetology of the ICI.
The manager of the SIRIUS-2021 project said that participants can withdraw from it at any time
The most important issue that stands in the first place within the 240-day isolation experiment is the safety of the crew, said Mark Belakovsky
Participants of the 240-day SIRIUS isolation experiment can withdraw from it at any time without explanation. This was told to TASS by the chief project manager Mark Belakovsky.
Roscosmos plans to complete the modernization of simulators on the ISS by 2025
Modernization costs will exceed 2 billion rubles
The state Corporation Roscosmos plans to modernize simulators for training astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) for 2 billion rubles, it follows from the materials of the public procurement portal.
The "bioequipage" of flies that flew to the ISS will help the reproduction of Russian men
The Russian "bioequipage" of fruit flies that flew into space can help develop a means to increase reproductive function in men. This was told to RIA Novosti by Professor, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Head of the Laboratory of Cell Biophysics at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences Irina Ogneva.
Russian cosmonaut became head of the ISS
European Space Agency astronaut Tom Peske handed over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, according to the Roscosmos website.
Cross-flights will solve the problem with the possible absence of US representatives on the ISS - NASA
The cross-flights of American astronauts on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Russians on SpaceX Dragon ships to the International Space Station (ISS) will solve the problem with the possible absence of US representatives on the station, Joel Montalbano, head of NASA's ISS program, said during a teleconference.
Flights of European astronauts on Russian "Unions" may resume - ESA representative
European astronauts can start flying into space again on Russian ships after the conclusion of an agreement on cross-flights between Roscosmos and NASA, the official representative of the European Space Agency Rene Pichel told Interfax.
Three drones were used in the assassination attempt on the Iraqi prime Minister, two were shot down - the Iraqi Interior Ministry
During the assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazemi on Sunday morning, three drones were involved, local media reported with reference to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.
For the first time, combat drones were used against the residence of the head of the country
The mansion of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi was attacked from the air by unknown unmanned aerial vehicles.
Al Arabia TV channel was the first to report this. A drone loaded with explosives fell on the Prime Minister's house.
American "flying aircraft carrier" for the first time caught a UAV in the air
The United States has successfully tested the X-61 Gremlins unmanned vehicle. He was "captured" in flight by a carrier based on the Lockheed Martin C-130.
Loyal Wingman: an unmanned fighter with a "surprise"
The "bodyguard" for the fighter made the first full flight. Yesterday, November 4, the Australian Ministry of Defense on its official YouTube channel published a video of the first flight of the Loyal Wingman drone with the landing gear retracted.
Renderings of a promising Chinese fighter of the sixth generation are presented
The artist depicted his vision of a sixth-generation Chinese fighter. According to some reports, Beijing is really ready to start flight tests of a fundamentally new combat vehicle.
Turkey has started assembling the first prototype of the TF-X fighter
Turkish aircraft manufacturers have begun to produce the first prototype of the fifth-generation fighter TF-X. The model of the car was shown at the aerospace exhibition in Le Bourget in 2019.
Americans invest billions in aging "Predators"
The F-22 Raptor fighters will undergo the last large-scale modernization during their military career. November 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Air Force had signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to modernize the Predator fleet.