China launches Earth remote sensing satellite
The Xinhua News Agency noted that this is the 403rd launch using a carrier rocket of the Great Trek series
China launched a new Earth remote sensing satellite, Ziyuan-1 02E, into orbit on Sunday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 11:11 Beijing time (06:11 Moscow time) from the Taiyuan cosmodrome in Shanxi Province (Northern China) using the Changzheng-4-xi carrier rocket ("Great Trek - 4").
The Falcon 9 stage made its hundredth landing
SpaceNews: In December, SpaceX landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket for the hundredth time
The first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket after launching in December with the Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) made its hundredth landing, SpaceNews reports.
In the USA, they told about the superiority of SpaceX over the world
SpaceNews: SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China
American SpaceX surpasses all countries of the world in the number of launches, except China, SpaceNews says in the publication "SpaceX against the world", dedicated to the prospects of the company of businessman and engineer Elon Musk.
Roscosmos congratulated on the launch of the James Webb space telescope
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, noted that 2021 was a breakthrough year for many projects that could not be launched in recent years
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, congratulated the specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), who jointly developed the James Webb telescope, on the successful launch of the device. The corresponding message was published by Strugovets on Saturday on his Facebook page.
Macron called the launch of the James Webb telescope into space a historic event
The French President stressed that he was filled with a sense of pride
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the launch of the James Webb orbital telescope into space will forever remain one of the key events in the history of space exploration.
The most expensive telescope launched into space has corrected its course
The James Webb telescope successfully corrected the course to the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb telescope ("James Webb"), launched into space the day before, successfully made the first course correction. This was reported by NASA.
The James Webb telescope was launched from the Kourou Cosmodrome
The long-awaited launch of the James Webb Space Telescope orbital infrared Observatory took place. It is considered as a replacement for the Hubble telescope, launched into orbit in 1990.
The world's largest space telescope for studying the Universe has been put into orbit
The Ariane V heavy rocket on Saturday launched the world's largest and most powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWTS) worth $ 10 billion into orbit to study the processes of evolution of the Universe, the Arianespace carrier development company said.
The first launch of OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for February
According to Dmitry Loskutov, CEO of Glavkosmos, a total of seven launches are planned for next year
The first launch of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 is scheduled to take place in February from the Guiana Space Center (Kourou Cosmodrome). This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Glavkosmos JSC (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
The Russian "Cosmos-2519" has ceased to exist
Russian satellite Kosmos-2519 burned down
The Russian spacecraft Kosmos-2519, from which the inspector satellite disconnected in 2017, burned up in the atmosphere. This is reported by TASS, referring to the data of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Russia is developing docking systems for satellite repair
According to Sergey Medvedev, chief designer of radio engineering systems of mutual measurements of the Scientific Research Institute of Precision Instruments, they are also creating a fundamentally new system for the rendezvous and docking of spacecraft.
Cosmonauts returning from the ISS will be left at the landing site for a couple of days - IMBP RAS
The purpose of the experiment is to check how many tasks can be completed after landing on another planet
One of the space crews who returned to earth is planned to be left at the landing site for several days to practice landing on another planet, the deputy director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) told reporters RAN Oleg Kotov.
The Russian company Success Rockets conducted the first launch of its new rocket
The NEBO 25 suborbital carrier was launched in Russia for the first time. Femtosatellites were placed on its board. During the tests, the engineers collected all the necessary information about the state of the carrier.
The first channel will make repairs in the CPC for the filming of the film "The Challenge"
Filming should be completed by the end of 2022
Channel One will repair part of the premises of the Cosmonaut Training Center, where the filming of the film "The Challenge" will take place. This was stated on Friday by the executive producer of the project "Challenge" Olga Danova.
Medical requirements for space flights have become more loyal - IMBP RAS
Now people with fractures and poor eyesight can fly into space
The medical requirements imposed on participants of short-term space flights have greatly decreased in recent years, the deputy director of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) told reporters RAN Oleg Kotov.
The launch of the Angara-A5 was postponed due to a malfunction in the ground complex
A minute and a half before the start, an automation command was formed to cancel the start
The launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle, scheduled earlier on Friday, was postponed due to a malfunction in the ground complex one and a half minutes before launch. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
The launch of the Angara-A5 rocket failed
The State Commission may postpone the launch of the Angara-A5 rocket to December 25
The State Commission is considering the issue of postponing the launch of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle, which had previously failed. The launch from the Plesetsk cosmodrome may be postponed to December 25. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to sources in the rocket and space industry.
Helibras delivered the latest upgraded AS-550A2 Fennec helicopter to Brazil
The Brazilian company Helibras (Helicopters do Brasil), which is a subsidiary of Airbus Helicopters, announced the delivery to the Army Aviation Command (CAvEX) of Brazil of the 34th and last upgraded light reconnaissance helicopter AS-550A2 "Fennek".
H160M Helicopter: one for five
France will transfer its armed forces to a single unified helicopter. December 23, portal janes.com He reported that the French Defense Ministry ordered 169 H160M multipurpose vehicles for €8.6 billion to Airbus.
Chemezov called the creation of the MS-21 aircraft a victory over sanctions
The newest MS-21-300 airliner with a wing made of polymer composites of Russian production proved to be worthy. This was stated by the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov on Saturday, December 25.
