Russia has tested an oxygen-hydrogen engine for the Angara-A5 rocket
A fire test of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen engine was conducted on the territory of the Voronezh Rocket Engine Building Center. It is being created for the KVTK upper stage, which will be used on the Angara-A5 heavy class rocket.
Parts of the Angara rocket will be evacuated from the Komi territory after launch until February
It is noted that the fragments did not harm the environment
TASS, December 30. The parts of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle found on the territory of the Komi Republic, which was launched on December 27 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, did not harm the environment and will be evacuated until February 2022. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region.
Japanese billionaire called cosmonaut Misurkin a super commander
Yusaku Maezawa stressed that for the first time in his life he works for someone
Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, given on board the International Space Station, called the commander of the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft Alexander Misurkin a super commander.
A Japanese billionaire who visited the ISS will make a film about a world without money
Yusaku Maezawa also said that in 2023 he will fly to the moon
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, which he gave while on the ISS, said that he plans to make a film about a world without money after the flight to the moon.
The new Russian orbital station should be in a high-latitude orbit - Roscosmos
The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.
Source: The last Glonass-M satellite will be ready for launch in March 2022
There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose
The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Musk talked about a place for a billion Earth satellites
The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it
The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.
China carried out 55 space launches in 2021 and set a national record
The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reported that according to this indicator, the country came out on top in the world, surpassing the United States
China has set a national record for launching launch vehicles, increasing their number in 2021 by 40% compared to 2020, up to 55 times. This was announced on Thursday by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
The law on ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a Unified air defense System has been signed
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on the ratification of the agreement with Tajikistan on the creation of a joint regional air defense system of the two countries.
The S-500 system shot down a hypersonic target in the Arctic
During tests in the Arctic, the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft system successfully intercepted a hypersonic target. - The launch of a long-range missile system was carried out on a hypersonic target. The target was successfully hit," an informed source told RIA Novosti.
The Tor-M2 air defense system will go to Minsk
Against the background of increased military and political tension with the West, Minsk decided to purchase a new batch of the upgraded Tor-M2 small-range anti-aircraft missile system (SAM).
The Strategic Missile Forces will conduct more than 200 exercises next year
The Strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces) will conduct over two hundred exercises of various levels next year.
The only fireworks museum in Russia was replenished with 10 samples of equipment in 2021
The 2C4 "Tulip" mortar, the 2C7 self-propelled gun of the self-propelled gun "Peony" and other samples of military equipment appeared in the museum
More than 10 samples of military equipment were delivered in 2021 to the only Russian Museum of Fireworks and Fireworks in Vatutinki. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of the Western Military District.
The Ministry of Defense has taken on the supply of the latest machines "Covenant-D" for the airborne forces, the source said
The Russian Defense Ministry has taken on the supply of the latest Zavet-D artillery fire control vehicles for Airborne troops, an informed source told RIA Novosti.
A complex of command fire control vehicles for towed and rocket artillery has been developed in Belarus
The complex of command fire control vehicles for towed and rocket artillery was developed and manufactured in cooperation by a number of enterprises included in the system of the State Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus.
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were received by the Central Military District troops in 2021
More than 50 units of rocket and artillery weapons were delivered in 2021 to formations and military units stationed on the territory of the Central Military District (CVO).
In the USA, Russian tanks were not among the three most powerful in the world
19FortyFive named M1 Abrams, K2 Black Panther and Leopard 2 tanks the most powerful in the world
The list of the three most powerful tanks in the world, published by the American publication 19FortyFive, did not include Russian ones.
T-14 Armata tank: awe, reverence and envy of the West
Britain and the United States have been experiencing conflicting feelings for six years. After the appearance of the T-14 Armata in 2015, it became clear that the Anglo-Saxons did not have such equipment. NATO strategists, in fact, overlooked the importance of armored troops. The omission is strategic.
It became known which tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and self-propelled guns in 2021 received the troops of the ZVO
In the outgoing year, units and formations of the Western Military District received 1,400 units of modern weapons and military equipment. This is reported by the press service of the ZVO.
Deliveries of howitzers from Russia to Belarus have been completed
Uraltransmash has completed deliveries of upgraded Acacia howitzers to Belarus
The delivery of upgraded 2S3M Acacia howitzers from Russia to Belarus has been completed. Uraltransmash (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) has repaired and modernized artillery installations under a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Belarus. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the enterprise.
