The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has suspended until November 2021 the execution of a contract for the development of a human landing system on the lunar surface, the main contractor of which is the American private aerospace company SpaceX, the specialized website SpaceNews reports.

The postponement of the launch is associated with the need for additional confirmation of the declared characteristics of its devices, aggregates and propulsion system

The launch of the Russian automatic station "Luna-25" on a natural satellite of the Earth has been postponed to May 2022. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on Friday.

The company Firefly Aerospace conducted a static burn of the first stage of the promising Alpha launch vehicle. Its start may take place soon.

The number of space debris objects with a diameter of more than 10 cm in near-Earth orbit is about 30 thousand, said Georgy Medovnikov, General Director of the Vympel IAC.

General Director - General Designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov said that the launchers for this type of missiles were transferred to JSC "CENKI"

Reutov NPO of Mechanical Engineering (part of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation) It does not plan to resume launches of carrier rockets "Strela" from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was announced by the general director-General designer of the enterprise Alexander Leonov in an interview with TASS at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army - 2021".

Research is being conducted to launch 36 OneWeb spacecraft from the cosmodrome, not 34, Roscosmos noted

The flight trajectories from the Baikonur cosmodrome during the launches of the British OneWeb communication satellites will be finalized to increase the number of devices being launched at a time. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.

The Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb communication satellites launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the third attempt. This is reported on the website of the state corporation "Roscosmos".

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was raised to prepare for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 transport manned spacecraft. On board are actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, they will shoot the first feature film in space under the working title "Challenge". This was reported on Saturday, August 21, by the press service of Roscosmos.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, called Russian specialists capable of challenging the SpaceX team of American inventor and billionaire Elon Musk. According to him, these are new personnel of the Samara University, the press service of the Samara region quotes RIA Novosti.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, during a working trip to Progress Rocket and Space Center JSC (Samara), noted the need to improve the regulatory framework and Russian legislation in the face of sanctions, the press service of the government of the Samara region reported on Friday.

The promising carrier-based unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) MQ-25 Stingray, developed by Boeing for the US Navy, for the first time refueled the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye long-range radar detection and control aircraft (AWACS) in the air. The corresponding video was published on Twitter.

Guided drones have become closer to entering service. August 21, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Air Force has signed contracts with Kratos and General Atomics for a total of $20 million.

American pilots will be able to independently determine what damage their attack will cause. On August 20, the press service of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced the completion of the development of bombs within the framework of the Dialable Effects Munition program.

Indian fighters will continue to fly on American "engines". August 21, portal flightglobal.com He announced that Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has signed a contract with GE Aviation for the supply of F404 engines for the LCA Mk1A Tejas aircraft.

Turkey and Ukraine have signed a framework agreement on the establishment of a base on the territory of Turkey, where Russian Mi-17s will be repaired. THK Teknik A. Ş. together with Ukrspetsexport Group of Companies will repair helicopters of both Turkish operators and vehicles of third countries, Defense Express reports.

The holding company "Russian Helicopters" of the Rostec State Corporation will present a wide range of military helicopter equipment within the framework of the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

Work on the Russian medium-haul aircraft of the new generation MS-21 will be completed in the near future, Russian President Vladimir Putin expects.

After determining the causes of the Il-112B crash, it is possible to make technical changes to the aircraft, Vladimir Artyakov, First Deputy General Director of Rostec, said on Friday.

The United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has suspended test flights of a prototype Il-114 passenger aircraft after the crash of the Il-112B. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the corporation.

When will the mass production of attack drones begin in Russia, will a new "doomsday plane" be created and what are the prospects for the supply of S-400 systems to Belarus, Denis Manturov, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, told Interfax columnist Ekaterina Maltseva in an interview.