US Senate approves sale of missiles to Saudi Arabia
The Senate of the US Congress, by 67 votes to 30, rejected a resolution put forward by a number of senators prohibiting the sale of medium-range air-to-air missiles and multiple launch rocket systems to Saudi Arabia, local media reported.
Supersonic air-launched Brahmos rocket will go into series
The Indian Ministry of Defense announced that the next successful launch of the supersonic Brahmos air-launched missile from the Su-30MKI fighter opened the way to its mass production. India is developing this munition together with Russia.
In Russia, the S-400 was compared with the British Sky Sabre system
The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom announced the creation of a new air defense system (air defense) Sky Sabre, which is capable of hitting small targets. Russian military expert, Colonel Sergey Khatylev compared the British development with the Russian S-400 system. This is reported by Vzglyad.
The ground station on Hainan received data from the Gaofen-3-02 satellite
Reception, recording and transmission of data from the satellite to the station took place on November 28
The ground station in Sanya (Hainan Province, Southern China) has successfully received data from the recently launched Gaofen-3-02 Earth remote sensing satellite. This was reported by the newspaper Hainan Ribao.
The Atlas V rocket put the Pentagon and NASA satellites into orbit
The American Atlas V launch vehicle, launched on Tuesday, successfully launched a group of satellites into orbit in the interests of the US Space Forces and NASA, the operator company United Launch Alliance (ULA) reported.
Hubble telescope returned to full operation
The Hubble Space Telescope has returned to full operation. Earlier, he was transferred to safe mode due to equipment problems.
The astronaut explained the absence of Americans on the moon
Former NASA astronaut Jack Fisher explained to RIA Novosti the absence of Americans on the moon. In his opinion, the United States is postponing sending people to the Earth's natural satellite due to the presence of other priorities.
Ukrainian satellite "Sich-2-30" was sent to the USA
The satellite will be delivered to the USA for launch from the SpaceX site
The plane with the Ukrainian satellite of remote sensing of the earth "Sich-2-30" on Wednesday took off from the Ukrainian international airport Borispol. The satellite will be delivered to the United States for launch from the SpaceX site, the airport's press service said.
Cosmonauts are involved in discussing the creation of an orbital station and robots
So, the cosmonauts took part in the discussion of the readiness of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" for flight tests, the preliminary design of Soyuz-5, Angara
Russian cosmonauts, within the framework of scientific and technical Councils (NTS), take part in discussing the problems of creating a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), robotic systems and other projects.
Soyuz-2 rocket delivered to Baikonur
A Soyuz-2 rocket and a head fairing for launching OneWeb spacecraft have been delivered to the Baikonur cosmodrome, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities on Wednesday.
Space Adventures stated that entrepreneurs from the Russian Federation express interest in space flights
The head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko, noted that the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time
Russian entrepreneurs express interest in visiting space, the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the head of the Space Adventures representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
The cosmonaut correspondent of TASS will conduct scientific experiments in orbit
Alexander Misurkin will partially participate in the scientific program
The commander of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, TASS correspondent cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, will conduct experiments in orbit in the interests of Russian science. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday by the Deputy Director for Science of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) RAN Oleg Kotov.
Rogozin announced the production of the Soyuz for the flight of space tourists in 2023
According to the head of Roscosmos, a Russian group of potential space tourists is in the CPC
A Russian group of potential space tourists is at the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), getting acquainted with how the training takes place. This was reported to journalists by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin plans to visit Japan and hold talks on space projects
The Director General of Roscosmos will visit the country at the invitation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that he plans to visit Japan in 2022 at the invitation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Rogozin said that Roscosmos is ready to "fight" with the United States for space tourism
According to the head of the state corporation, the Russian Federation does not intend to "give this niche to the Americans"
Roscosmos does not plan to give the USA a niche of space tourism, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, at a meeting with Russian members of the cosmonaut squad.
Glavkosmos called the lottery an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the ISS
The drawing is more suitable for suborbital flights, said the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov
The lottery draw is suitable for suborbital flights, but is an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the International Space Station. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
Cosmonaut Kikina will fly on the American Crew Dragon ship in 2022
The only female cosmonaut of Russia, Anna Kikina, will fly on the American Crew Dragon ship in 2022. This was announced on December 8 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
Japanese tourists and a cosmonaut from Russia opened the hatches and moved to the ISS
Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, together with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, opened the hatches between the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS). The event is broadcast on Wednesday, December 8, on the Roscosmos website.
On Baikonur, Japanese cosmotourists were held to the song "Grass at home"
For the first time in history, the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft left the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the song "Grass at Home" in Japanese. This was announced on Wednesday, December 8, Roscosmos reports in its Telegram channel.
Russian cosmonauts will be able to get a preferential mortgage at 0.1% per annum
Housing under the program can be purchased both on the primary and secondary market
Promsvyazbank and Roscosmos have signed an agreement that implies the provision of preferential mortgages for members of the Russian cosmonaut squad. The agreement was signed after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on Wednesday from Baikonur.