The European Space Agency (ESA) supports the decision of the US government to extend the agreement on the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030 and will send a counter-proposal on the operation of the station to partner countries, said the head of the agency Josef Aschbacher.

The Nauka module, which docked to the International Space Station (ISS) in the summer, will be able to work effectively until 2030, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.

According to the head of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov and Peter Dubrov know how to deal with them

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, who are currently on the International Space Station, have found problems on board, but they know how to deal with them. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with members of the ISS crew.

As reported in Roscosmos, the purpose of the maneuver is the formation of ballistic conditions for the docking of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and the landing of the Soyuz MS-19

The correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected on January 12, it will be the first in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.

Roscosmos expects a new flight to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of a "cross" program with NASA in the second half of 2022, the state corporation said on Saturday.

The United States carried out six launches of space rockets with Russian-made engines in 2021, Roscosmos reported on Friday.

Russia plans to refuse to lease 16 objects of Baikonur

Russia is going to refuse to lease 16 objects at the Baikonur cosmodrome by the end of 2022, RIA Novosti writes, citing a source in the space industry.

As reported in Roscosmos, the opening of the exit hatch of the Search module is scheduled at 15:00 Moscow time

Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will make the first spacewalk in 2022 under the Russian program on the afternoon of January 19. This is stated in a message distributed by Roscosmos on Sunday.

Yuzhmash has received a contract for the production of equipment for two Antares missiles

The Ukrainian enterprise "A. M. Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant" (Yuzhmash) has received an order for the production of the main structure of the first stage of the American Antares launch vehicle. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that this year the Aerospace Forces provided 24 launches of satellites for various purposes, including 15 Russian ones. 12 such vehicles were taken over by specialists of the Main Test Space Center - GICC.

The module has been operating in the orbit of the planet for 526 days

The State Space Administration of the People's Republic of China released on Saturday a series of images of Mars taken by the orbital module of the Tianwen-1 space probe (Tianwen-1).

According to the preliminary plan, in February, JAXA astronaut Takao Doi will fix wood samples outside the ISS research module to study their properties and strength in outer space

At the beginning of next year, Japanese specialists will begin technical experiments related to the preparation for the launch of the world's first wooden satellite. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency.

China plans to carry out more than 40 space launches in 2022, including as part of missions to the Tiangong National space station under construction, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday.

As part of the combat duty in 2021, more than 170 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space missiles were detected by the on-duty means of the Russian missile attack warning system, specialized means of space control and missile defense systems. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The construction of the Voronezh radar station (radar) of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN) will be completed in 2022, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

Russian Defense Ministry: 170 launches of Russian and foreign missiles were detected in 2021

In 2021, 170 launches of Russian and foreign ballistic missiles and space rockets were detected, they were recorded by the means of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN). This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Anti-aircraft units of the 4th Army of the Air Force and Air Defense of the Southern Military District were the first in Russia to receive the modern S-350 Vityaz missile system. New anti-aircraft missile systems have already entered combat duty.

In 2021, ships and submarines of the Northern Fleet conducted at least 12 successful tests of 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missiles. In total, more than 70 tests of the latest weapons, including Dagger missile systems, took place.

The Northern Fleet of the Russian Armed Forces conducted about 12 launches of the hypersonic cruise missile "Zircon". This was announced on December 31 by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Northern Fleet conducted about 12 launches of hypersonic cruise missiles "Zircon", according to the website of the Ministry of Defense. This year, the Northern Fleet has conducted more than 70 tests of new weapons, including hypersonic "Zircon" and "Dagger".