Roscosmos may sign a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Pakistan
Work is underway with foreign partners on this issue, the state corporation's report notes
ROSCOSMOS State Corporation is coordinating a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of peaceful space with Pakistan. This is stated in the Roscosmos annual report for 2020.
Roscosmos has prepared a draft agreement on sending a Saudi cosmonaut to the ISS
In addition, Roscosmos is considering the possibility of cooperation with Saudi Arabia in terms of conducting space research and experiments on board the ISS
A draft agreement has been prepared on the start of work on the preparation of an astronaut from Saudi Arabia for a flight to the International Space Station. This is stated in the annual report for 2020 of the state corporation "Roscosmos".
Roscosmos is negotiating with Hungary to send an astronaut from this country into orbit
Within the framework of cooperation with Hungary, scientific protocols for joint work were developed in 2020
Roscosmos and Hungary continue to negotiate for the flight of an astronaut from this country to the International Space Station. This is stated in the annual report of the state corporation for 2020.
An interorbital tugboat will be created on the basis of the EAGLE spacecraft
The first launch of the EAGLE without astronauts on board is scheduled for December 15, 2023
The interorbital space tug will be created on the basis of the promising OREL spacecraft being developed in Russia today. This is stated in the Roscosmos report for 2020.
Roscosmos is developing a mobile space complex with the Irkut rocket
Work was also continued on the creation of a heavy-class oxygen-hydrogen upper stage complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome within the framework of the DVINA-KVTK ROC, the state corporation notes
ROSCOSMOS State Corporation has continued the development of a mobile space rocket complex with an ultralight carrier rocket (LV) Irkut. This is stated in the Roscosmos annual report for 2020.
Peskov said that the idea of the Russian orbital project cannot but be supported
The press secretary of the President recalled that in order to implement the project, "all parameters must be included in the budget, before that they must be agreed with all departments"
Work on the project of creating a Russian service orbital station is currently underway, this idea cannot but be supported, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, told reporters on Thursday.
Roscosmos plans to sign a cooperation agreement with ESA in the field of lunar exploration
The document can be signed in 2021
Roscosmos plans to sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of lunar exploration with the European Space Agency this year, according to the report of the state corporation for 2020.
Russia and India will place stations of navigation systems on a mutual basis
Russia and India will host stations of ground navigation systems on a mutual basis. This was announced on Thursday, September 30, according to the ROSCOSMOS report.
The first launch of the gOnets satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome was planned for the IV quarter of 2022.
The satellites will be launched on a sOyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage
The launch of the gOnets-M satellites No. 33, No. 34, No. 35 on the sOyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Vostochny cosmodrome is scheduled for the IV quarter of next year, according to the state procurement website.
The radio complex of search and rescue with feedback was developed by the holding "Russian Space Systems"
The onboard search and rescue radio complex (BRCS) of the new generation for the mid-orbital Russian segment of the international space system COSPAS-SARSAT was developed by specialists of the holding "Russian Space Systems" (RCS).
South Korea to test first own launch vehicle
The test launch of South Korea's first space launch vehicle will take place on October 21. This was reported on September 30 by the South Korean Yonhap news agency.
The US aviation regulator has completed an investigation into the incident with the Virgin Galactic spacecraft
The US Federal Aviation Administration has allowed the company to resume the use of spaceships
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) The United States has completed an investigation into the incident with the deviation from the course of the Virgin Galactic Unity-22 spacecraft during a suborbital flight on July 11 and allowed it to resume the use of spaceships. This is stated in a statement issued on Wednesday by the department.
The acquisition of the S-400 air defense system from Russia was a forced measure - Erodogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the acquisition of S-400 air defense systems from Russia was due to the refusal of the United States to supply it with Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems (SAMs).
Czech Republic acquired Israeli SPYDER anti-aircraft missile systems
On September 27, 2021, Czech Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar officially announced the conclusion of an agreement with the Government of Israel on the acquisition of four batteries of SPYDER SR short- and medium-range anti-aircraft missile systems manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Czech armed forces.
The American general assessed the threat from North Korea's hypersonic weapons
The US military does not believe that hypersonic weapons being developed by Pyongyang pose a threat to the United States, the head of the North American Joint Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), US Air Force General Glen Van Herk, said at a briefing at the Pentagon after reports of a hypersonic missile test in the DPRK. His words are quoted by Interfax.
The Pentagon said there were no immediate threats of North Korean missiles to the United States
American intelligence agencies are carefully studying data on the tests of a hypersonic missile in the DPRK, these weapons do not pose an immediate threat to the United States. This was announced on September 30 by the head of the Northern Command of the US Armed Forces, General Glen Van Herk.
Russia has completed flight design tests of the ZIRCON from a surface carrier
As it became known, Russian specialists have successfully completed flight design tests of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" from a surface carrier. Soon the fleet may receive the first such complexes.
The timing of the launch of the "Zircon" from a nuclear submarine from under the water has been revealed
This year, two launches of the Russian hypersonic missile "Zircon" from the nuclear submarine "Severodvinsk" are planned. The first test is planned to be conducted from the surface position of the submarine, the second — from the underwater. The timing of the launches is disclosed by TASS, citing a source in the military-industrial complex.
In the USA, Russian "YARS" were evaluated
Exercises of the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) began on Tuesday in the Sverdlovsk region. The equipment involved in the exercises was evaluated in the United States. The advantages of the YARS missile systems determine their survivability, writes The National Interest.
In Russia, digital twins have been developed to create new ammunition
The press service of the tEchnodinamika holding said that this ensured a reduction in costs and terms of creating products
Specialists of the V. V. Bakhirev Nuclear Research Institute (part of the tEchnodinamika holding of ROSTEC State Corporation) introduced supercomputer technologies and digital twins into the process of developing new ammunition, which ensured a reduction in costs and product creation time. This was reported to TASS on Thursday in the press service of the tEchnodinamika holding.
