NASA told about the preparation of Russians for flights on Crew Dragon
Russian cosmonauts in the United States are being trained to fly on the Crew Dragon ship. This was announced on December 20 by the head of the NASA program at the International Space Station (ISS) Joel Montalbano.
The head of NASA expressed hope for continued cooperation with Russia on the ISS
Bill Nelson noted that NASA astronauts and Roscosmos cosmonauts have been working together for more than 20 years
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, hopes to continue cooperation with Russia within the framework of the International Space Station (ISS). He stated this to The Washington Post.
Cosmonaut Misurkin noted that it was not difficult to manage the Soyuz alone
He said that his colleagues on the crew helped him in his work - Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano
Managing the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft alone turned out to be easier than it seemed before the flight, cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin said during a conference in TASS, which was held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).
The cosmonaut compared a flight into space for 12 days with a race of 800-1000 meters
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin called this distance the hardest in terms of energy consumption
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin considered the flight for 12 days difficult in terms of energy consumption, comparing it with a race at a distance of 800-1000 meters. He expressed this opinion during a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.
Japanese space tourists would like to go into outer space
Assistant to Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa Yozo Hirano noted that if he had been given such a chance, he would have taken it
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano, who visited the ISS, admitted that they would like to go into outer space. They reported this during a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.
In the US, they told about the uselessness of Roscosmos because of SpaceX
NASA hoped for continued effective cooperation with Russia on the ISS
The American company SpaceX has destroyed the monopoly of Roscosmos on the delivery of people to the International Space Station (ISS), however, the head of NASA Bill Nelson hopes to continue effective cooperation on the relevant project with Russia, writes The Washington Post.
NASA said that the head of the agency will visit Moscow when travel becomes safe
Bill Nelson stated that he is positive about plans for a meeting with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson is positive about plans to meet with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, a trip to Moscow can take place as soon as it becomes safe to travel. This was stated on Saturday during a press conference by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano, answering a question from TASS about whether there are exact dates for Nelson's visit to Moscow.
The possibility of creating an interstellar Bussard engine has been refuted
Scientists in Austria and the USA have recognized Robert Bussard's interstellar drive as impossible
Physicists from Austria and the USA have refuted the performance of the Bussard engine, which, according to the hypothesis, can allow spacecraft to travel interstellar distances, and recognized its creation as impossible. This is reported in an article published in the journal Acta Astronautica.
Launch of a carrier rocket with a British communications satellite took place in Japan
According to NHK, this is the fifth launch of the H-2A with a foreign satellite or an automatic interplanetary station
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday launched an H-2A carrier rocket with a communication satellite of the British telecommunications company Inmarsat. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan was broadcast on NHK.
The Americans defended the projects of hypersonic weapons detection satellites
American companies L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman have defended the projects of hypersonic weapons detection satellites. Now they can move on to prototype production.
The main feature of the Russian "Abakan" is named
The designer is fragile: the Abakan 98P6E missile defense system combines unique characteristics
The uniqueness of the Abakan 98P6E missile defense system (ABM) is explained by the combination of a missile control system from the Antey-4000 complex and a radar station (radar) from promising complexes. The main feature of the Russian "Abakan" was named by RIA Novosti by the first deputy of its chief designer Dmitry Brilalo.
The first deputy chief designer of the Abakan air defense system Brilalo spoke about its uniqueness
The uniqueness of the Abakan missile defense system lies in the combination of missiles from the Antey-4000 complex and radars from promising air defense-missile defense systems, Dmitry Brilalo, first deputy chief designer of the complex, told RIA Novosti.
The developer of the Abakan air defense system told about the main features of the complex
The uniqueness of the Abakan non-strategic missile defense system, created by the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, lies in the combination of missiles from the Antey-4000 complex and radars from promising air defense-missile defense systems.
The military personnel of the Air Defense Forces received the latest Verba anti-aircraft missile systems
The servicemen of the Eastern Military District in Buryatia have received the latest portable air defense missile systems (MANPADS) "Willow", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.
The new portable anti-aircraft complex "Verba" was equipped with an identification system
The troops will be armed with the latest portable anti-aircraft missile system "Willow". This effective means of combating low-flying aerial objects will be delivered to the air defense units of the tank Army of the Western Military District in 2022, the press service of the ZVO reported on Wednesday.
India received the first S-400s from Russia and started their deployment - Mass media
India has received the first S-400 Triumph air defense systems from Russia under a contract and has begun deploying the first divisions, the Republic TV channel and the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
The Pakistani cruise missile began to fly twice as far
The Pakistani military has launched a version of its Babur cruise missile with an extended range. According to the Associated Press, a munition called Babur 1B can hit targets at a distance of more than 900 kilometers. Its early version had a range of only 450 kilometers.
Mechanics-drivers of the VVO tank compound master the new Aleut snowmobiles in Buryatia
Military personnel of the VVO tank unit stationed in the Republic of Buryatia are mastering new two-link tracked floating snowmobiles of high cross-country GAZ-3344-20 "Aleut".
"Tank waltz": tests of T-80BVM and TOS-1A were shown on video
Russian main battle tanks with powerful gas turbine engines have traditionally been admired for their high-speed and maneuverable characteristics. The combat vehicles demonstrated their unique capabilities not only at the company's training ground, special screenings of international exhibitions, various tests, but also during real combat operations.
A rare post-war SU-122-54 served as the basis for a parade tractor
Many of the spectators of the November parades that took place in the 70s and 80s paid attention to tracked vehicles without weapons, but with mandatory red stars on the frontal armor and guards signs on the sides.
