Flights of light aircraft in the Arctic will become safer thanks to GLONASS services
The Aerohimflot Alliance and GLONASS JSC, in order to improve flight safety in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, have agreed to work together on the development and use of Russian geoinformation systems in the field of aviation operations, the press service of the operator of GLONASS JSC reports.
An American F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea
An F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on a US Navy aircraft carrier
An American fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea while attempting to land on the US Navy's Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. This is reported by the press service of the American Pacific Fleet.
Seven people were injured in the F-35 accident on the US Navy aircraft carrier
Seven US Navy servicemen were injured as a result of an emergency landing of a fifth-generation F-35 fighter jet on the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the South China Sea.
South Korean "Falcon" is preparing for flight
South Korea is preparing to fly the KF-21 Boramae fighter. On January 24, the Administration of Defense Procurement Programs (DAPA, Defense Acquisition Program Administration) on its official YouTube channel published a video with the rollout of the first flight model of the aircraft.
Argentina and Colombia evaluate proposals for the purchase of F-16A/B fighters decommissioned from the Danish Air Force
The Air Forces of Argentina and Colombia are analyzing proposals for the purchase of F-16A/B MLU "Fighting Falcon" fighters in service, which the Danish Air Force is currently replacing with new F-35 "Lightning-2".
Turkish company Baykar Defense has signed the first export contract for the supply of Akinci UAVs
According to the Daily Sabah newspaper, the Turkish company Baykar Defense recently signed the first export contract for the supply of a new long-duration reconnaissance and strike UAV (HALE class) "Akinci".
A full-size mock-up of the "Hangars" for ground tests will be delivered to Vostochny in the summer
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the Angara-NJ will be located in the technical complex
Angara-NJ, which is a full-size model of the heavy Angara-A5, will be delivered to the Vostochny cosmodrome in the summer. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
Rogozin stated the risks due to the presence of one site for Soyuz launches at Baikonur
According to the head of Roscosmos, there are already ideas on how to solve the problem, it will take two years
There is only one launch pad for Soyuz-2 launch vehicles at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
The Stork satellite can be launched during the first launch of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin clarified that the next launch of the Soyuz-5 will be in 2024 with an upper stage
The first payload of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle will be the Stork satellite. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
The Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft will be named Korolev
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft is scheduled for 18:55 Moscow time on March 18
The Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on March 18, will be named Korolev. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in 2022 is scheduled for February 3
The areas of falling of the separating parts of the rocket, according to calculations, are located between the village of Yar-Sale and the Port-Yakha factor, the village of Panaevsk and the Hadyt-Yakha factor
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in 2022 is scheduled for February 3 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, according to a message from the Yamal district network publication YATV in VKontakte.
The CPC specialist considers it expedient to create a single cosmonaut detachment under the auspices of the UN
Lydia Ivanova, a researcher at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Research Institute, noted that changes in approaches to the selection and training of cosmonauts in long-term plans for the development of manned cosmonautics will be required.
The development of anemia in astronauts in orbit is a consequence of adaptation to weightlessness and does not pose a serious health hazard - scientists
The increased level of loss of red blood cells in the blood, leading to anemia, in astronauts in orbit is an adaptive reaction of the body to weightlessness, the head of the Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Neuroendocrinology of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) told Interfax RAS Andrey Markin.
The Progress RCC reported on the stabilization of the situation with the supply of components
According to the company's CEO Dmitry Baranov, 2021 was a difficult year due to coronavirus restrictions
The situation with the supply of components, for which there were delays, stabilized by the end of 2021, the company's CEO Dmitry Baranov told reporters on Tuesday.
The Progress RCC announced plans to make up to 20 Soyuz rocket launches in 2022
The general director of the organization Dmitry Baranov noted that it will depend on the readiness of the spacecraft
The number of Soyuz rocket launches in 2022 will be about 20, Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), told reporters on Tuesday.
An extreme neutron star was studied from the ISS
Astronomers have made detailed observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 from the ISS
An international group of astronomers made observations of the magnetar SGR 1830-0645 using the NICER instrument (Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR) on board the ISS. Preliminary results of the study are published in the arXiv preprint repository.
RSC Energia tested a prototype of equipment for studying the composition of meteors from the ISS
At the moment, most of the meteors are being studied from Earth
Specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia proposed to study the chemical composition of meteors using a spectrometer that can be installed on board the International Space Station. This is stated in the theses to the report to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings).
The launch of the radar satellite "Obzor-R" was postponed to 2023
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, now there are more than one and a half hundred Russian satellites in orbit together with the spacecraft of the Ministry of Defense, but "radar is needed"
The launch of the radar spacecraft "Obzor-R", previously scheduled for 2022, has been postponed to 2023. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday.
Russian Ambassador: Russia and China are preparing to sign an agreement on the creation of a lunar station soon
Andrey Denisov noted that this is a long-term cooperation program
The intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on cooperation in the creation of a lunar station is almost ready and may be signed soon. This was stated at a press conference by the Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov.
The Russian orbital station will be involved in the development of technologies for the lunar program
RSC Energia was tasked with ensuring the readiness of the first module for a new domestic orbital station in 2025
The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) under development can be used to develop various technologies that will be used in the future as part of the lunar program. This was announced by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
