NASA is discussing with Roscosmos the possibility of a Russian cosmonaut flying on Crew Dragon
NASA is preparing an agreement with Roscosmos on cross-flights, a Russian cosmonaut can fly on an American ship in the fall of 2022, said Joel Montalbano, head of NASA's ISS program.
NASA astronauts managed to grow pepper on the ISS
Scientists noted that the growth of vegetables on the ISS turned out to be less significant than those grown on earth
For the first time, US astronauts were able to grow peppers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment that began on July 12. This was announced on Tuesday by the Space Center. John F. Kennedy of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in his Twitter.
Gazprom and Roscosmos will launch a plant for the production of Earth probe satellites in 2022
Deputy Head of GAZPROM Vitaly Markelov noted that this direction is very promising and a priority
The Gazprom and Roscosmos plant for the production of satellites for Earth sensing will be launched in 2022. This was announced by Deputy Head of GAZPROM Vitaly Markelov during the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.
A planetoid from China spent 1,000 days on the moon
On September 29, 2021, exactly 1,000 days have passed since the planetoid appeared on the Earth's natural satellite, passing over 839 meters on the surface of the Moon.
NASA to test Earth's protection from asteroids
The DART spacecraft will have to separate from the rocket and reach the Didymus-dImorph double asteroid in the fall of 2022, collide with the smaller of them - Dimorph, and change its orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will test the protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids for the first time.
The Pantsir-S1 calculations repelled an attack by a group of attack drones during an exercise in Siberia
Calculations of the Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and cannon complexes during an exercise in the Novosibirsk region repelled an attack by a group of enemy attack drones on a command post and infrastructure, the press service of the Central Military District reported on Wednesday.
A salvo of "Zircons" is scheduled for the end of the year
By the end of 2021, another test firing of the hypersonic missile "Zircon" will take place - from the frigate of the Northern Fleet "Admiral Gorshkov". Earlier it was reported that the tests of the missile from the surface carrier have been successfully completed.
Successful launches of the Zircon from the submarine will allow state tests to be conducted from the frigate in 2021
State tests will begin in November, a source in the military-industrial complex noted
Two successful launches of the Zircon hypersonic missile from the Severodvinsk nuclear submarine will allow state tests of the missile from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate by the end of the year, a source in the military-industrial complex told TASS on Wednesday.
A training session with the launches of Iskander missile systems took place at the training grounds in the EAO
The Iskander missile system was tested in practice at the landfills of the Jewish Autonomous Region (EAO), the press service of the Eastern Military District reports.
The RVSN receives unique simulators for training communication specialists
The Strategic Missile Forces receive a unique simulator for training the personnel of communications units. On it, military personnel learn to establish communication with various management links in any situation.
US has 3,750 nuclear warheads - State Department
As of September 2020, the United States had 3,750 nuclear warheads, the United States State Department said.
Expert: The US must fulfill its obligations on chemical weapons, period
Director of the Institute of Strategic Planning Alexander Gusev commented on the radio Sputnik calls of Russian diplomats to the United States to destroy chemical weapons.
Terrorists are trying to gain access to information about nuclear weapons - the Security Council of the Russian Federation
Terrorist organizations around the world are trying to get information about the production of chemical and nuclear weapons, the Russian Security Council reported.
For the first time, the Russian military used a booby-trapped "smart house" at the dRuzhba-2021 exercises
Russian servicemen at the joint exercises "dRuzhba-2021" showed their colleagues from Pakistan a "smart house", the Southern Military District reported.
The first graduation of servicemen from an African country took place at the International Mine Action Center of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
At the International Mine Action Center (IPC) For the first time, servicemen from Burkina Faso have completed training in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
"tYphoon" became a "partner"
The new armored vehicle "Partner" was accepted for supply by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. On October 5, the press service of the Remdiesel company announced that MSIU 4386, better known as "Partner", will accompany military convoys.
China has found another buyer for its tracked armored personnel carriers
The Nigerian army continues to receive weapons from China. At the end of August, a small convoy of vehicles carrying military equipment was spotted on one of the highways.
Since the combat vehicles were covered with a tarpaulin, it was not possible to determine their exact type. However, it has been suggested that these are Chinese Type 89 tracked armored personnel carriers. Currently, this information seems to be confirmed.
The engine from the T-64 tank in Iran was installed on a clone of the American M109 self-propelled gun
As we have already written, in the 90s, the Ukrainian military industry associated a lot of hopes with the modernization of Iranian military equipment. Moreover, the developers from Kharkov were going to improve the characteristics of not only T-55, T-62 or T-72 tanks, but also other equipment, for example, 155-mm self-propelled artillery units Raad-2, which were a local modification of the American M109A1B.
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia has sent requests for the supply of wheeled and tracked BBMs for the Armed Forces of the country
The Ministry of Defense of Slovakia announced the continuation of the procedure for the purchase of new tracked and wheeled armored vehicles for the Armed Forces of the country.
Microwave instead of SVD?
An irreplaceable "PADDLE" has been found a successor. On October 5, the RIA Novosti news agency reported that the Chukavin sniper rifle (microwave) had successfully passed state tests.
