Tests of the control systems of the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle will begin simultaneously with the flight tests of the rocket itself, which are scheduled for December 2023, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said

On September 16, a 25-year-old record for the number of people in space at the same time can be broken, cosmonautics historian Alexander Zheleznyakov told RIA Novosti. According to him, after the launch of the SpaceX Inspiration4 charity mission, 14 people from the United States, China, Russia, France and Japan may be in low-Earth orbit at once.

A superheavy rocket for flights to the moon in its former form will not be created, funds are directed to the creation of methane technologies. This was announced during a conversation with journalists by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin on Wednesday, September 15.

Methane engines currently being developed for a superheavy lunar rocket will allow multiple use of the carrier stages, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state corporation Roscosmos.

Russia has stopped the technical design of a super-heavy carrier that they wanted to use for flights to the moon. Earlier it was reported that this could involve the Angara-A5B and Soyuz-2.1 a missiles.

The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, asked not to respond with emoticons and memes to his posts related to the activities of the corporation. Rogozin left such a comment to his post on Facebook.

The construction of the terminal of the new airport complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed in 2024-2025, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The Italian company Leonardo Helicopters has delivered the first of two AW-189 VIP helicopters ordered for the Presidential Air Fleet of the Nigerian Air Force.

A demonstration sample of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker of the US Navy (Navy) performed aerial refueling of the fifth-generation F-35C Lightning II carrier-based fighter. The corresponding video was published by Boeing on YouTube.

The airspace and the area around Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri are closed after the emergency landing of a B-2 Spirit strategic bomber.

The heavy, unobtrusive B-2 Spirit strategic bomber is a "cool aircraft" that, unlike others, is " much more difficult to find and track," writes the American magazine Popular Mechanics.

The Ukrainian state Enterprise Antonov plans to complete the import substitution of the An-178 aircraft by the end of the year. By this time, the aircraft will lose Russian-made components. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to an interview with the Deputy General Director of the State Enterprise Alexander Vitushko.

The Inokhodets attack drones successfully carried out target designation and showed one hundred percent successful use of guided missiles at the joint exercises of the troops of Russia and Belarus "West-2021", a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS on Wednesday, September 15.

In Russia, it is proposed to use unmanned aerial vehicles for search and rescue at sea. They can deliver additional rescue equipment to the shipwreck site. Drones get on the route faster and are controlled from the shore.

The United Engine Corporation has opened a service center on the territory of the training base of the Russian Aerospace Forces for the maintenance of AI-222-25 engines, which are installed on Yak-130 combat training aircraft.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense demanding to recover about 343 million rubles from PJSC Sukhoi Aviation Holding Company, it follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which demands to recover about 1.2 billion rubles from the Samara PJSC "UEC-Kuznetsov", which produces engines for aircraft and missiles, follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.

During a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, Chong Yong, promised that Seoul will continue to make efforts aimed at ensuring peace with the DPRK, and expressed hope that these efforts will be supported by Beijing, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

Washington, due to bureaucracy and fear of risks, is extremely slow to act in the military sphere in competition with Moscow and Beijing. This was stated by the American General John Hyten.

Russian President Vladimir Putin invited the members of the Russian Security Council to discuss Russia's participation in international organizations and security issues, taking into account the events in Afghanistan.