The reusable stage of the New Glenn heavy rocket was shown for the first time in the photo
The American company Blue Origin, within the framework of the Jarvis project, is developing a reusable upper stage of the New Glenn heavy rocket, the prototype component of which was delivered for testing to launch complex 36, located at Cape Canaveral (Florida). The corresponding photos are published by ArsTechnica.
The project of a multi-kilometer station in Earth orbit is proposed
China has proposed to build a multi-kilometer space station in a long-term orbit around the Earth. It is planned to spend 15 million yuan ($2.3 million) to study the feasibility of such a project. This is reported by the South China Morning Post.
China is considering the possibility of creating an ultra-large spacecraft
The device will consist of several modules that will be launched into orbit separately and assembled in space
The National Foundation of Natural Sciences of China is considering a project to create an "ultra-large spacecraft extending for kilometers". This was reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.
More than 30 OneWeb communication satellites were delivered to Baikonur
The launch of the Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with satellites on board is scheduled for September 2021
The An-124 aircraft delivered 34 OneWeb communication satellites to the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Wednesday.
Astronauts on the ISS will go into space about 10 times to integrate the two modules
Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) will go into outer space about 10 times by the end of 2022 to integrate and retrofit the Russian Nauka and Prichal modules. Cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky told about this on August 25 in the Twitter microblogging network.
NASA has announced its desire for long-term cooperation with Russia
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that the United States expects to continue its partnership with Russia regarding the operation of the International Space Station (ISS). This is reported by RIA Novosti.
The US did not ask Russia for help to solve the problems of Starliner
As reported by the general director of the center. Keldysh Vladimir Koshlakov, the company is ready for such work
The United States has not yet requested assistance from the M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) in solving the problems of the American manned Starliner spacecraft. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
Rogozin said that he would invite Musk, Branson and Bezos to the launch of Soyuz MS-19 on October 5
The head of Roscosmos intends to send invitations on August 25
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that he intends to invite entrepreneurs Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson to launch the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which is scheduled for October 5.
The launch date of the first "Angara" with a new upper stage has been named
Sergey Kuznetsov, General Designer of the Salyut Design Bureau (part of the Khrunichev Center), told RIA Novosti on Wednesday, August 25, that the first oxygen-hydrogen upper stage (KVTK) will be launched in 2027. It will significantly increase the payload capacity of the Angara launch vehicle.
Rogozin: a polygraph test weeds out many candidates for the position of top managers
Candidates for significant positions in Roscosmos and at enterprises belonging to the state corporation have been undergoing a polygraph test since the summer of 2020
The polygraph test introduced in Roscosmos when applying for a top manager position filters out many candidates, said Dmitry Rogozin, General Director of the state corporation.
China will complete a wind tunnel with a flow rate of up to Mach 30 in 2022
The construction of the Chinese hypersonic wind tunnel JF22 is scheduled to be completed next year. According to China Central Television, it will be able to simulate a maximum speed of up to 10 kilometers per second — 30 times the speed of sound — and an altitude of 40 to 100 kilometers.
Swift Tactical Systems improves the UAV tailsitter "Swift021"
Swift Tactical Systems, a division of Swift Engineering, recently performed more than two dozen flights of the UAV vertical takeoff and landing "Swift021" (Swift021) at Leach Field (Colorado) to collect data on its capabilities when used at high altitudes.
More than 100 Russian-made helicopters are left in Afghanistan - the head of Rosoboronexport
Without maintenance, the helicopter fleet will quickly become unusable
The fleet of more than a hundred Russian-made helicopters delivered to Afghanistan will quickly become unusable without service and repair, the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev, told Interfax.
Turkey wanted to repair the Russian Mi-17
The Turkish Aviation Association (Türk Hava Kurumu — THK) has signed a contract with the state company Ukrspetsexport for the repair and maintenance of helicopters. After that, Turkey wanted to repair the Russian Mi-17 in the markets of the Middle East and Asia, - reports Daily Sabah with reference to the general director of THK Cemal Balıkçı (Cemal Balıkçı).
Demonstration of a promising UTS-800 training aircraft at the Army-2021 forum
At the seventh International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021" held in Kubinka from August 22 to 28, 2021, JSC Ural Civil Aviation Plant (UZGA, Yekaterinburg) for the first time presented a full-size mock-up of a promising training aircraft UTS-800 proposed by it to the Ministry of Defense of Russia, which should be equipped with a VK-800S turboprop engine developed under the auspices of UZGA.
A domestic speed meter for aircraft and drones was presented at the "Army"
Testing of the meter that helps the aircraft fly the correct course is planned to be completed in 2023
A prototype of a domestic Doppler speed and drift angle meter for aircraft and drones was presented at the Army-2021 forum. Tests of the product that helps the aircraft fly the correct course are planned to be completed in 2023, the press service of the Rostec state Corporation Roselectronics holding told reporters on Wednesday.
Kronstadt is discussing with the Ministry of Emergency Situations the possibility of testing drones for extinguishing fires
At the moment, the drones are almost ready for testing
JSC "Kronstadt" is negotiating with the Ministry of Emergency Situations about the possibility of using helicopter-type drones in extinguishing forest fires. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Sergey Bogatikov at the Army forum.
The Kronshtadt company has signed a cooperation agreement with the Belarusian ARZ
The Kronshtadt Company and JSC 558 Aviation Repair Plant (Belarus) signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of service and maintenance of unmanned aircraft complexes at the Army-2021 MVTF.
The Ministry of Defense approved the terms of reference for the Lancet suicide drones
The Russian Defense Ministry has approved the technical specification for the Lancet suicide drones, their state tests will begin at the end of the year, the Kalashnikov Group of companies told RIA Novosti at the Army-2021 forum.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation will receive five complexes of the UAV "Inokhodets-RU" and two unmanned systems "Platform"
All UAVs will be controlled from a unified ground station, developed and manufactured by the Kronstadt company
The Kronshtadt company will supply the Ministry of Defense with five new unmanned complexes "Inokhodets-RU" and two sets of helicopter-type UAVs "Platforma", the company's press service reported on Tuesday.
