The new head of NASA, Bill Nelson, called Russia a vital partner in the International Space Station, he said at a briefing on May 28, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

NASA's budget for 2022 does not provide for the purchase of additional seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft for flights to the International Space Station (ISS), but the United States hopes to continue flights on mutual exchange. This was announced on May 28 by a representative of NASA.

On June 16, a session of the Global Interaction Forum will be held, which will be dedicated to the International Space Station

The prospects for manned space flights and the future of the International Space Station (ISS) will be discussed at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, previously announced plans to launch one Soyuz rocket from Vostochny in May, June and July.]

The Soyuz launch vehicle will next be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on July 1. This was announced on Saturday by the General Director of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" Dmitry Baranov.

The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, announced on Friday, May 28, about participation in the virtual format in the international space conference GLEX-2021, which will be held in June in St. Petersburg.

Three launch vehicles were launched from Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome in 2021, which is a record. Previously, a maximum of two launches per year were carried out from the cosmodrome.

The successful launch of the Soyuz launch vehicle with 36 British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome on May 29 was the 59th consecutive accident-free Russian space launch, according to calculations by RIA Novosti.

The company said that it had established communication with all 36 satellites put into orbit on the night of May 29

The British company OneWeb will be able to start providing communication services after the next launch of its satellites into low-Earth orbit.

This is the seventh launch of OneWeb satellites and the fourth fully commercial launch from the Eastern

All British OneWeb communications satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket have successfully separated from the Fregat upper stage. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.

A promising Russian spacecraft, which is being created to replace the Soyuz ,will be able to fly around the Moon for up to six months. The total service life of the device should be at least five years.

It worked for more than 3 thousand seconds

The new rocket engine was able to run on tests for more than 3 thousand seconds, which is a record. This was announced by the chief designer of JSC "KB Khimavtomatiki" Viktor Gorokhov on the air of the program "Military acceptance" on the TV channel "Zvezda".

The first prototype methane engine for the new reusable launch vehicle Amur-LNG will be manufactured and tested by November 2025, according to materials posted on the state procurement website.

Russia has tested a rocket engine that can run for more than three thousand seconds (50 minutes), making it a record-breaking long-running engine. This is reported by TASS.

The US Special Operations Command said they needed an amphibious aircraft. It must have the characteristics of the Russian seaplane Be-200ChS, which is produced at the aircraft factory in Taganrog.

According to an informed source, the Mi-28NM attack helicopter will be able to take up to four of the latest Product-305 missiles, which will bring it closer to the capabilities of a front-line bomber.

The latest Russian combat helicopter Mi-28NM will be able to carry up to four long-range cruise missiles, its strike capabilities will be comparable to front-line bombers. On May 29, a source in the aircraft industry told RIA Novosti.

Russian helicopters were spotted in Libya during a rehearsal for a military parade of the national army in the city of Benghazi. The video is published by the Telegram channel "Military Observer".

Rossiya Airlines (part of the Aeroflot Group (MOEX: AFLT)) has announced tenders to attract lessors for the delivery of 15 new (factory) Superjet 100 aircraft.

Russia remains one of the world's top arms exporters. But this does not prevent it from showing interest in Turkish weapons, in particular drones.

The KRET holding company of the Rostec State Corporation will supply unique platform-free inertial navigation systems for domestic unmanned aerial vehicles. The advantage of the development is high accuracy and the possibility of autonomous operation. The system can determine the coordinates and parameters of the movement of objects even in the absence of land, sea or space landmarks.