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General training took place at the base in Houston, said cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev

The crew of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft, which is scheduled to go to the ISS in the fall, has already begun training together with NASA astronaut Frank Rubio. This was announced by cosmonaut Sergei Prokopyev at a conference in TASS, which is held in an online format together with Roscosmos and the CPC.

ESA CEO Josef Aschbacher said that the company continues to work on all its programs, including the launch campaign to the ISS and the ExoMars mission

Cooperation between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos will continue, despite the situation in Ukraine. This was announced on Friday by ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher.

Production of AH-1Z helicopters for the Czech Republic has started at the Bell Textron plant

Bell Textron has started assembling the first AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter for the Czech Republic. The helicopter is being assembled at a facility in Amarillo, Texas. This is reported by Defence24.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Minsk and Moscow are not afraid of Western sanctions and have enough resources to "survive" under them.

US President Joe Biden on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky and informed him about the assistance provided by the United States, the White House reported.

Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.

The UAE announced its intention to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China

The UAE plans to buy 12 L15 combat training aircraft from China. This is reported by the South China Morning Post newspaper.

Roscosmos expects that at least two launches of Angara light launch vehicles will be carried out in 2022

Roscosmos is working on the possibility of launching a light version of the Angara rocket with a commercial load from the Vostochny cosmodrome in December 2023. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the magazine "Russian Space".

Roscosmos has recalled its employees from the Kourou cosmodrome due to EU sanctions

Roscosmos will suspend cooperation with Europe on Soyuz-2 rocket launches from Kourou, Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, said on Twitter.

The Director General of Roscosmos said that the mission will be implemented by Russia independently or with the participation of China

The US participation in the Venus-D joint project with Roscosmos may be excluded due to the sanctions imposed by the United States affecting the Russian space industry. This was announced to TASS by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday.

Roscosmos called it impossible to implement the Venus-D project together with the United States

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin called it impossible for the United States to participate in the Russian Venus-D project. The head of the state corporation told TASS about this.

Dmitry Rogozin said that the ISS will be able to work in orbit no longer than 2028

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine, outlined the new service life of the International Space Station (ISS).

During the talks, the parties also discussed the situation in the Middle East and Africa

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and Sudan confirmed their intention to continue mutually beneficial cooperation in the military and military-technical spheres. This was stated to journalists on Saturday in the Russian military department.

Rogozin said that sanctions on the supply of electronics are burdensome for Roscosmos

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine, spoke about the impact of Western sanctions on the state corporation.

Glavkosmos expects that the demand for space tourism services will continue, work on the manufacture of rockets for tourists continues, said the head of the company Dmitry Loskutov.

SpaceNews: the American Cygnus ship can become an alternative to the Russian Progress

The American Cygnus cargo ship can become an alternative to the Russian Progress if it is necessary to correct the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceNews says.

OneWeb has not announced its desire to abandon the Russian Soyuz rockets, which are the main means of putting British satellites into orbit, said Dmitry Loskutov, head of Glavkosmos.

Dmitry Loskutov, General Director of Glavkosmos JSC, stated that the devices are already under the fairing

The launch of the British OneWeb satellites, scheduled for March 5, on a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome will take place. This was announced on Saturday on the air of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station by Dmitry Loskutov, General Director of Glavkosmos JSC.

Dmitry Loskutov, General Director of Glavkosmos JSC, also said that the launch of the European Galileo satellites from the Kourou cosmodrome is likely to be postponed

It will take several days to preserve the Russian equipment at the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This was announced on Saturday on the air of the Komsomolskaya Pravda radio station by Dmitry Loskutov, General Director of Glavkosmos JSC.

Glavkosmos CEO Dmitry Loskutov also said that the production of the Soyuz launch vehicle and the Soyuz MS transport manned spacecraft is continuing

Glavkosmos continues negotiations with potential space tourists, but the geopolitical situation does not contribute to the development of this type of tourism. This was announced by the General director of Glavkosmos Dmitry Loskutov on Saturday.