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Rogozin announced the production of the Soyuz for the flight of space tourists in 2023
According to the head of Roscosmos, a Russian group of potential space tourists is in the CPC
A Russian group of potential space tourists is at the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC), getting acquainted with how the training takes place. This was reported to journalists by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin plans to visit Japan and hold talks on space projects
The Director General of Roscosmos will visit the country at the invitation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that he plans to visit Japan in 2022 at the invitation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Ukrainian satellite "Sich-2-30" was sent to the USA
The satellite will be delivered to the USA for launch from the SpaceX site
The plane with the Ukrainian satellite of remote sensing of the earth "Sich-2-30" on Wednesday took off from the Ukrainian international airport Borispol. The satellite will be delivered to the United States for launch from the SpaceX site, the airport's press service said.
Japanese tourists and a cosmonaut from Russia opened the hatches and moved to the ISS
Japanese space tourists Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano, together with Russian cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, opened the hatches between the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS). The event is broadcast on Wednesday, December 8, on the Roscosmos website.
Cosmonaut Kikina will fly on the American Crew Dragon ship in 2022
The only female cosmonaut of Russia, Anna Kikina, will fly on the American Crew Dragon ship in 2022. This was announced on December 8 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
Nabiullina asked Russians not to become "aborigines"
The head of the Central Bank Nabiullina: it is necessary to carefully weigh the "generous" offers of ecosystems
The head of the Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, asked Russians to carefully weigh the "generous" offers of ecosystems before giving them their personal data, and not to become "aborigines" who are ready to give valuable things for beads, RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reports that the "Island" type boats transferred by the Pentagon to Kiev have become part of the country's Navy
American boats of the Island type, which were transferred to Ukraine by the United States as part of the provision of logistical assistance, became part of the country's Navy, the Ukrainian defense Ministry reported.
US is committed to NATO's "open door" policy - State Department
The representative of the US State Department, Ned Price, said on Monday that Washington considers the policy of "open doors" within NATO to be true, since countries have the right to self-determine their foreign policy.
Expert: the volume of military exports of Russia and China is distorted by increasing secrecy
In Western reports, the indicators of Russian arms exports are falling, while China's indicators are rising, said Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
The volumes of arms exports of Russia and China in the reports of Western analytical agencies, such as the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), are distorted not intentionally, but because of the increasing secrecy in both countries. This opinion was expressed by TASS Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Ruslan Pukhov.
A large anti-submarine ship of the Pacific Fleet returns from Indonesia to Vladivostok
The large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) has begun the transition from Indonesia to Vladivostok after participating in the ARNEX-2021 exercise, the press service of the Pacific Fleet reports.
Kiev asks the United States for weapons that were intended for Afghanistan - Mass media
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov in November appealed to the head of the Pentagon Lloyd Austin with a request in case of an alleged possible "invasion of Russia" to expand the supply of weapons to Kiev, Foreign Policy reported.
A private "store" of space data will appear in Russia
Data from any commercially available satellite systems will be uploaded to the service
Sitronics Group together with its member company Sputnix will create a single "store" for the sale of space services and data. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the group of companies.
Russia is ready to ensure full production of AK-203 submachine guns in India in two to three years
According to Alexander Mikheev, CEO of Rosoboronexport, the first part of the machines will be produced in the country with varying degrees of localization, and then a full-scale production will begin
Russia is ready to provide full-scale production of 7.62 mm AK-203 submachine guns in India in two to three years. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the General Director of Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) Alexander Mikheev.
Russia and India have abandoned the dollar in settlements on arms deals
The Russian Federation no longer uses the dollar in mutual settlements on arms deals, including with India, said the head of Rosoboronexport, Alexander Mikheev.
CEO of Rosoboronexport Mikheev spoke about the weapons produced in India
More than 220 Su-30MKI fighters, about 900 T-90S and 1,500 T-72M1 tanks have been produced under license in India, Alexander Mikheev, Director General of Rosoboronexport, told reporters in India on Tuesday.
Russia and China have signed a roadmap for satellite navigation
The document contains plans for monitoring and evaluating the characteristics of global navigation satellite systems, as well as for the joint application of navigation technologies in the interests of socio-economic development of the two countries.
Japanese tourists preparing for a flight into space have started learning Russian
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin clarified that the language of communication with the Japanese participants of the flight is English
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano began learning Russian while preparing for a flight into space. This was announced at a pre-flight press conference on Tuesday by cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first TASS correspondent aboard the International Space Station.
Rosoboronexport is ready to transfer the technology of production of the Octopus floating tank to India
Rosoboronexport will offer to transfer the production technology of the Octopus-SDM1 light floating tank to India as part of the tender, the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev told reporters.
Military cooperation between the Russian Federation and Southeast Asian states is developing
Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expect to adopt an updated plan to combat terrorism next year.
AK-203 instead of INSAS
Many years of efforts in the development of Indian automata have gone to waste. On December 6, the TASS news agency reported that Russia and India signed a contract for the supply of more than 600,000 AK-203 assault rifles.
