Nine spacewalks will be required for the full integration of the Nauka module - RSC Energia
Nine spacewalks will be required for the full launch of the new module of the ISS "Nauka", said Alexander Kaleri, head of the flight and space center of the rocket and space corporation" Energia".
Cosmonauts completed the first spacewalk for the integration of the Nauka module
Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov began extravehicular activity on September 3
Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a spacewalk, within the framework of which they began work on the integration of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". The broadcast of extravehicular activity was conducted on the Roscosmos website.
Russian cosmonauts could not connect an Ethernet cable to "Science"
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov were unable to connect an Ethernet cable to the Nauka module, NASA reported on Saturday, September 4, in a broadcast.
Russia and Japan have agreed to create an analogue of the American Hubble telescope
Roscosmos and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed an agreement on the creation of the Spektr-UV ultraviolet space observatory. Mikhail Sachkov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti about this in an interview.
Roscosmos plans two more launches from the Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year
Launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk are also planned
Roscosmos plans to conduct two more launches of launch vehicles from the French Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year. This was announced on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin assessed the degree of aging of the ISS
The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) will not create any big problems until 2025, said Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, on the air of the Solovyov Live YouTube channel.
The head of Roscosmos criticized the US sanctions
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, criticized the US sanctions and said that they undermine the market for free space launches. He said this on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
The United States has stopped purchasing RD-180 engines, but continues to purchase RD-181 - Rogozin from Russia
The United States has a sufficient supply of Russian RD-180 rocket engines, but they plan to continue purchasing the RD-181 model, the head of Roskosomos, Dmitry Rogozin, said.
Elon Musk gave Sergey Korolev's grandson a tour of SpaceX
Andrey Korolev thanked Musk for the invitation, hospitality and personal meeting
The grandson of the creator of the Soviet rocket and space technology, Sergei Korolev, Andrey Korolev, visited the American SpaceX plant at the invitation of the head of the company, Elon Musk. Korolev reported this on Facebook.
The launch dates of the superheavy Angara rocket have been named
The launch of superheavy-class Angara missiles is planned to begin in 2026. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
Putin was shown a mock-up of a nuclear "Zeus"
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, showed Russian President Vladimir Putin a mock-up of the Russian space nuclear tug Zeus at the Vostochny cosmodrome, from where it is planned to launch in 2030. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Rogozin reported to Putin on the work on the creation of an interplanetary nuclear tug and the ship "Eagle"
Roscosmos expects to complete the project of creating a nuclear interplanetary tug by 2030, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Putin visited the launch complex under construction for Angara at the Vostochny Cosmodrome
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, construction work at the facilities will be completed in 2022, after that, technologists will start working
Russian President Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The Head of State arrived in the Amur Region on Friday evening (Saturday night local time) after participating in the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorye.
Rogozin invited Putin to any launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit any launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. This is reported by TASS.
The deadlines for the completion of the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome have been named
The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed at the end of 2022. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a visit to the construction site, TASS reports
Rogozin informed Putin about plans to conduct complex tests of the Vostochny cosmodrome
Construction at Vostochny will be completed in 2022, after which complex tests of the cosmodrome are planned, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rogozin said about the unique capabilities of the new airport at Vostochny
The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" that the new airport, which is being built at the Vostochny cosmodrome, will have unique runway capabilities.
The US Navy plane conducted a reconnaissance near the Black Sea borders of Russia
A patrol anti-submarine aircraft of the US Navy P-8A Poseidon on Sunday made a long reconnaissance flight near the Russian coast on the Black Sea, according to monitoring of Western aviation resources.
NASA has begun testing a flying taxi
NASA has started testing a flying taxi. In the near future, the device may become a new type of urban and intercity transport. The car has the function of vertical take-off and landing, the Izvestia TV channel reports. During the tests, the air taxi reached a speed of 322 km / h.
Northrop Grumman will finalize the RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV for Japan and the Republic of Korea
The US Department of Defense announced the signing of an additional contract by the US Air Force Command with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems as part of the program for the supply of RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude UAVs to the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Korea.