The first launch of the new European Ariane 6 launch vehicle is planned to take place in the second half of 2022
The European Space Agency (ESA) is going to carry out the first launch of the new Ariane 6 launch vehicle in the second half of 2022, according to data from the French developer Arianespace.
SpaceX and NASA to restrict toilet use by Crew Dragon crew after leak
SpaceX and NASA have proposed to the American astronauts who are currently on the ISS and should soon return to Earth to study "other ways to remove fluids from the body" after the incident with the toilet of the Crew Dragon spacecraft during the previous fully civilian flight. This is reported by RT with reference to the statement of the manager of the NASA commercial crew program, Steve Stitch.
NASA assessed the impact of the flare on the Sun to launch Crew Dragon-3
The launch of the Falcon-9 launch vehicle with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place in normal mode, the recent powerful solar flare did not affect the plans. This was announced on October 29 by the head of the NASA manned program, Kathy Luders.
France and the United States will discuss strengthening partnership in space during Harris' visit to Paris
The US Vice President will visit the French capital on November 11-12
Strengthening cooperation in space will be one of the topics of the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Paris on November 11-12. This is stated in a joint communique adopted on Friday following talks in Rome between French and American Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Joe Biden.
In the US, the launch of the Ukrainian satellite was postponed
The launch of the Ukrainian satellite for remote sensing of the Earth "Sich-2-30" was postponed. In the United States, it was reported that the launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle was postponed to 2022. This is reported by the information and consulting agency Defense Express.
The launch of the Skif-D satellite is scheduled for the end of September 2022
The satellite will be placed in an average circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km
The launch of the Skif-D satellite into a circular orbit with a height of 8,070 km is scheduled for the end of September 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
In Samara, a satellite body was assembled for 3D modeling of the Earth
The Samara Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" has assembled the body of the Aist-2T satellite, which will have to create a 3D model of the Earth. This was announced on October 29 by the general director of the company Dmitry Baranov.
The Spectrum-RG Observatory was taught to register solar flares and "reject" them
The M. N. Pavlinsky ART-XC telescope installed there has sensitive detectors for recording X-ray radiation
The developers of the Spektr-RG space observatory were able to register a stream of charged particles caused by solar flares in order to "reject" them in the future due to the negative impact on the detectors. This is stated in the message of the Space Research Institute (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences, distributed on Saturday.
The Progress spacecraft will make a record annual flight to the ISS
The Progress MS-19 space truck will make a record flight to the ISS in 2022. It will be part of the station for 370 days.
The Soyuz-2 rocket was unloaded at Baikonur under the Soyuz MS-20 ship
In the assembly and test building of the Baikonur Cosmodrome site No. 31, the blocks of the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle were unloaded, which will launch the Soyuz MS-20 transport manned spacecraft into near-Earth orbit in December, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.
Roscosmos showed the destruction of the tank of the Russian Soyuz-5
The RD-171MV power unit, known as the Tsar Engine, was sent for assembly as part of the first stage of the Russian promising Soyuz-5 rocket, which should replace the decommissioned Ukrainian Zenit-2 carrier. This was announced on Twitter by the CEO of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
NASA is considering the possibility of joint training with Roscosmos
At the same time, the US Space Agency did not name the dates when they could take place
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Roscosmos may conduct joint training to prepare for cross-flights to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday at an online press conference by the head of the NASA manned flight program, Kathy Luders.
The US Air Force B-1B bomber flew in the Middle East, including near Iran
The American B-1B Lancer strategic bomber has completed a "patrol mission" in the Middle East, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces reported.
The US has imposed sanctions against Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program
On October 29, 2021, the U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of State announced the imposition of sanctions against Iran's unmanned aerial vehicle program.
The South Korean analogue of the Russian fighter Checkmate was presented at the exhibition in Peru
Its maximum take-off weight will be 25,600 kg
The South Korean KF-21 fighter, which is an analogue of the newest Russian single-engine combat aircraft Checkmate, is presented for the first time in Latin America at the SITDEF 2021 arms exhibition, held in Lima (Peru), a TASS correspondent reports from the scene.
A competitor of the Russian Su-75 from South Korea was presented at the exhibition for the first time
The South Korean KF-21 fighter, an analogue of the Russian light tactical aircraft (LTS), known as Checkmate and Su-75, was first presented in Lima, Peru, at the SITDEF 2021 arms exhibition. This is reported by a TASS correspondent.
Tests of the fifth-generation J-35 carrier-based aircraft have begun in China
The first flight of a deck-mounted stealth aircraft took place in China. The winged car, which, according to some reports, is called the J-35, took off from the airfield of the SAC Aircraft Corporation, located in Shenyang.
The Swedish Air Force has revealed plans to supply the Gripen E fighter
The Swedish Air Force Command has announced initial plans to adopt the Gripen E multipurpose fighter developed by Saab and named the first base for the deployment of this type of aircraft.
The US Navy has shown a carrier-based fighter of the sixth generation
The US Navy has shown the concept of a sixth-generation carrier-based fighter being developed under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program to replace the current F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft. The corresponding image was posted on Twitter by Aviation Week editor Steve Trimble.
MiG-29 destroyed an F-5 missile fired
In Iran, a MiG-29 fighter destroyed a missile fired by an F-5 Tiger II aircraft. The video posted on YouTube drew attention to The Drive.
