Rogozin announced the imminent start of flight tests of the Sarmat rocket
Flight tests of the new Russian intercontinental missile " Sarmat "will start in the near future, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday, September 4.
Serbia may buy Spike LR2 anti-tank systems in Israel
The Serbian Armed Forces are considering the possibility of adopting the Israeli anti-tank missile system Spike LR2. This information was published by RTS ("Radio and Television of Serbia").
In Ukraine, they told about new deliveries of Javelin ATGM from the United States
Ukraine expects to receive a new batch of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs) from the United States this year. This was announced on Saturday, September 4, by the country's Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
The FSVTS allowed the possibility of supplying S-400 air defense systems to Belarus
There are no obstacles to the supply of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC), noted on September 3.
The contract for the production of Igla-S MANPADS in India has been practically agreed - the head of the Federal Customs Service
Russia is ready to conclude a deal with India on the licensed production of Igla-S MANPADS, the contract has been practically agreed, Dmitry Shugaev, head of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of the Russian Federation, told Interfax.
In September, SpaceX will launch a new group of Internet satellites
SpaceX plans to launch another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit at the end of September, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now. The launch of the Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle is scheduled for the first time from the US Space Force Vandenberg Air Base in California, the Izvestia TV channel reports. This will be the 31st launch of Internet satellites into orbit since May 2019.
Helicopter-drone made another successful flight on Mars - NASA
The helicopter-drone Ingenuity ("Ingenuity"), which arrived on Mars together with the Perseverance rover ("Perseverance"), made the 13th successful autonomous flight on the Red Planet, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory reported.
The company Firefly Aerospace commented on the explosion of its Alpha launch vehicle
The company-developer of rocket and space technology Firefly Aerospace Inc., owned by Ukrainian businessman Maxim Polyakov, reported on September 3 that the flight of the Alpha rocket was interrupted according to security protocols.
SpaceX is going to launch a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit at the end of September
The American company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on September 30, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now.
The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome will take place on October 14
The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is scheduled for October 14. This was announced on Saturday, September 4, by the general director of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
Protection of astronauts from radiation in deep space will be tested on the ISS in 2023
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences will test the protection of astronauts from radiation in interplanetary flights on the Science module of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2023, Igor Mitrofanov, head of the Department of Nuclear Planetology of the Institute of Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti on September 5.
The first pepper grown in space bloomed on the ISS
Pepper bloomed for the first time on board the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday, September 3, by American astronaut Megan MacArthur.
Nine spacewalks will be required for the full integration of the Nauka module - RSC Energia
Nine spacewalks will be required for the full launch of the new module of the ISS "Nauka", said Alexander Kaleri, head of the flight and space center of the rocket and space corporation" Energia".
Cosmonauts completed the first spacewalk for the integration of the Nauka module
Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov began extravehicular activity on September 3
Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a spacewalk, within the framework of which they began work on the integration of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". The broadcast of extravehicular activity was conducted on the Roscosmos website.
Russian cosmonauts could not connect an Ethernet cable to "Science"
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov were unable to connect an Ethernet cable to the Nauka module, NASA reported on Saturday, September 4, in a broadcast.
Russia and Japan have agreed to create an analogue of the American Hubble telescope
Roscosmos and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed an agreement on the creation of the Spektr-UV ultraviolet space observatory. Mikhail Sachkov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti about this in an interview.
Roscosmos plans two more launches from the Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year
Launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk are also planned
Roscosmos plans to conduct two more launches of launch vehicles from the French Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year. This was announced on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin assessed the degree of aging of the ISS
The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) will not create any big problems until 2025, said Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, on the air of the Solovyov Live YouTube channel.
The head of Roscosmos criticized the US sanctions
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, criticized the US sanctions and said that they undermine the market for free space launches. He said this on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
The United States has stopped purchasing RD-180 engines, but continues to purchase RD-181 - Rogozin from Russia
The United States has a sufficient supply of Russian RD-180 rocket engines, but they plan to continue purchasing the RD-181 model, the head of Roskosomos, Dmitry Rogozin, said.