In Russia, they told about the Iskander defeat zone in Europe
The receipt by the 448th Missile Brigade of the Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems, which is part of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army of the Western Military District, completed the process of rearmament of missile units of the Russian Ground Forces, writes the Military-Industrial Courier.
Source: production of hypersonic missiles "Zircon" for the Russian Navy has begun
The NGO of Mechanical Engineering did not comment on this information to TASS
Reutov NPO of Mechanical Engineering has started fulfilling a contract for the serial production of the latest hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon" for the Russian Navy (Navy). This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.
Serbia expects to receive Russian ATGM "Kornet" by the end of the year
Serbia expects to receive the Kornet ATGM from Russia by the end of the year. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by Serbian President Alexander Vucic after a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi.
In Poland, they told about Russia's ignoring of the "cold shower" on the "Shells"
Russian generals ignore the "cold shower" on the Pantsir anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes (ZRPC) and other air defense systems (air defense) from Israeli Harop barrage ammunition and Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, says the Polish edition of Defence24.
A rocket engine powered by plastic garbage has successfully passed the first tests
The hybrid rocket engine of the young British company Pulsar Fusion has become the first step of an ambitious project that includes the development of its thermonuclear technology for practical use. At least, they promise to do it by 2025, and in 2027 they will already send a rocket with such an engine into space. If the venture is successful, the travel time to Mars may be reduced by half.
China has launched a telecommunications satellite into Earth orbit
China has successfully placed the Zhongxing-1D telecommunications satellite into geosynchronous orbit of the Earth, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced on Friday.
China successfully launched the Zhongxing-1D satellite
The launch was the 399th for the Long March series launch vehicles
China has successfully launched the Zhongxing-1D satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported on Friday by the Xinhua news agency.
Japan launches development of reusable launch vehicle
About 30 Japanese companies will take part in the development
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will soon launch a program to develop a reusable launch vehicle. This was reported on Sunday by the Nikkei business newspaper.
WP called the Mask one of the most popular foreigners in Russia
American entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, who dreams of conquering Mars, is one of the most popular foreign figures in the Russian Federation. This opinion is given in an article published on Saturday, November 27, in The Washington Post.
Deputy Head of Radiophysics Alexander Kuzin: six Sula radars will find all space debris around the Earth
A total of six radar stations (radars) monitoring space objects "Sula" is enough to detect and monitor all space debris around the Earth.
Roscosmos: The National Remote Sensing Center will begin its work in 2025
The Russian National Center for Remote Sensing of the Earth (Remote Sensing) from Space should begin its work in 2025. This was stated on Thursday by Valery Zaichko, Deputy Director of the Department of Navigation Space Systems of Roscosmos, at the Interdepartmental Commission on the Use of the Results of Space Activities in the Interests of Socio-economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Regions.
Roscosmos has started implementing the Sphere program
Roscosmos has started the creation of the Sphere satellite system, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Science.
The nuclear tug project is at the stage of resource provision discussion
What specific resource provision is being discussed, Roscosmos did not specify
The draft program on nuclear space energy (nuclear tugboat "Zeus") is under discussion of resource provision. This was announced on Friday by the Executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.
The launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Kourou cosmodrome is expected on the night of December 2
The press service of Roscosmos clarified that "according to the time of the Guiana Space Center, it will be 21:31 on December 1"
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with two Galileo FOC spacecraft is scheduled for 03:31 Moscow Time on December 2 (21:31 December 1 local time). This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos.
Russian cosmonauts began to prepare for the flight on Crew Dragon
Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, said that Russian cosmonauts have begun familiarizing themselves with operations with the Crew Dragon spacecraft of Elon Musk's SpaceX company. This is reported by TASS.
Russian cosmonauts are already getting acquainted with some operations with the Crew Dragon spacecraft
The training plan for Crew Dragon will be further clarified, Roscosmos noted
Russian cosmonauts are not yet getting acquainted with the Crew Dragon spacecraft of Elon Musk's SpaceX company, but are being trained in some operations with it. This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs Sergey Krikalev.
ISS crew members celebrated Thanksgiving with apple cider and turkey
Roscosmos said that alcohol is prohibited at the station, and the corresponding photo on Instagram shows the products of the American diet
The crew members of the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving on board, apple cider and smoked turkey were on the festive table. This was announced on Friday by Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
The global space market in 2020 decreased by 0.3%
This trend is associated with the coronavirus pandemic, experts say
The global space market showed a decline in 2020. This is stated in the presentation of Alexey Pivkin, Deputy Director General for Strategic Development of the main economic research organization of the rocket and space industry of Agat Organization JSC (part of Roscosmos).
Astronauts on the ISS opened the transition hatches to the new Russian module "Berth"
They were opened at 22:39 Moscow time
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov opened the transfer hatches and moved to the new Russian module "Berth" on the ISS. This was reported on Twitter by Roscosmos.
The ISS has acquired a "Berth"
Russia has completed the assembly of its segment of the International Space Station. Yesterday, on November 26, the press services of Roscosmos and NASA announced the successful docking of the Berth module to the ISS.