Vietnam delivered the NanoDragon satellite to Japan for launch into orbit
The satellite will receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea
Vietnam has delivered its NanoDragon satellite to Japan for an upcoming launch into low-Earth orbit. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper "Nyan Zan" with reference to the National Space Center (NCC) at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.
NASA announced new launch dates for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft
According to the representative of the space agency Joel Montalbano, the launch of a new generation of spacecraft from Boeing should not be expected until mid-autumn. Earlier it became known about serious technical problems that the device encountered.
The problems of the Starliner ship are probably related to valve corrosion - Boeing
The problems that caused the postponement of the launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) are probably caused by corrosion of the valves caused by the leakage of the oxidizer, a representative of the Boeing company said during a briefing.
Rogozin confirmed the readiness of Russian specialists to help the United States with the Starliner
According to the head of Roscosmos, the Keldysh Center is ready to send its specialists to the United States in case of an appeal from the American side
The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, confirmed his readiness to send Russian specialists to the United States to help American colleagues with solving the problems of the American Starliner ship.
Boeing returns the Starliner ship to the factory to fix a malfunction in the engines
The corporation postponed the launch indefinitely
The Boeing Corporation has postponed indefinitely the launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). As the company explained on Friday, the decision was made in connection with the need to return the ship to the factory to fix problems in the operation of the engines.
Musk announced that Starship is ready to fly in the near future
The founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, said that the two-stage Starship rocket will be able to fly in the near future. The entrepreneur announced this on Twitter.
Warspot figures: 23 Changzheng-5 missiles
In September 1999, American researchers discovered a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of just over 500 m and a mass of 85.5 million tons, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit for 1.2 years. The asteroid was named Bennu after a bird from Egyptian mythology.
Elon Musk said that his ship can land astronauts on the Moon until 2024
NASA previously reported that such a landing is not yet possible due, in particular, to delays in the development of spacesuits
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, expressed the opinion that the Starship spacecraft can land astronauts on the Moon earlier than 2024. He posted the corresponding entry on Twitter on Saturday.
The assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket is completed before the launch of OneWeb satellites at Baikonur
As reported in Roscosmos, there are no comments on the preparation of the components
Specialists at Baikonur have completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle, which, together with the Fregat upper stage, should launch OneWeb satellites into orbit on August 20, Roscosmos reported on Friday.
Russian scientists have developed a way to clear orbits of debris
The Scientific and Production Association (NPO) of Mechanical Engineering, part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation, has developed a new method for cleaning orbits from space debris using a modular complex. This is stated in the materials of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property.
The chief designer of the module "Science" survived a stroke
After the docking of the Nauka module with the International Space Station (ISS) its chief designer, Alexander Kuznetsov, was taken to the hospital with a suspected stroke. This was announced on Friday, August 13, according to a source in the rocket and space industry.
NASA revealed details of the formation of a hole in the Russian Soyuz MS-09
The claims that the hole in the hull of the Russian Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft was drilled by American astronaut Serina Aunen-Chancellor are meaningless. Details of the incident with the formation of a hole in the Soyuz MS-09 hull are disclosed by ArsTechnica, citing a source in NASA.
Roscosmos did not accuse the NASA astronaut of damaging the Soyuz
The Roscosmos Corporation does not accuse NASA astronaut Serena Aunon-Chancellor of drilling a hole in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft in 2018. This was announced on August 15 by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
NASA has denied the involvement of astronauts from the United States in the appearance of a hole in the Soyuz MS-09
The assistant to the head of NASA for manned flights, Kathy Leaders, denied the involvement of American astronauts in the appearance of a hole in the household compartment of the Soyuz MS-09. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Rogozin reported on negotiations with the head of NASA on cross-flights
The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, together with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, intends to discuss the need for cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on US ships to the International Space Station (ISS) as an exchange for flights of their American colleagues on Russian ships.
Roscosmos said that tourists from Japan will fly to the ISS in December according to a six-hour scheme
The flight duration will be 12 days
The flight of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place according to a four-turn (six-hour) scheme. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
Russia will help Tunisia prepare a female cosmonaut for launching into space
The state Corporation Roscosmos has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Tunisia in preparing for the flight into orbit of a female cosmonaut from this country. This was announced on Friday, August 13, the press service of Roscosmos reported.
Rogozin said that cosmonautics should not be aimed at escaping from the planet of billionaires
The goal of the industry should be to recreate the conditions for the survival of people on Earth and the preservation of the planet, said the Director General of Roscosmos
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, believes that cosmonautics should be aimed at recreating the conditions for the survival of people on Earth.
Rogozin called cosmonautics a means for the survival of people on Earth
Dmitry Rogozin, the general director of Roscosmos, expressed the opinion on his Facebook page that cosmonautics is needed not for individuals to escape from the planet, but to make life on Earth better.
The Roscosmos enterprise will show a plasma torch and self-healing material at the Army forum
It will also be possible to see models of the launch complex for the Angara launch vehicle at the Roscosmos exposition
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) will show at the Army-2021 forum a model of the Zvezda plasma torch, full-scale samples of the RG-100 plasma torch, multilayer composite materials with the effect of self-healing and other exhibits. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.