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Tourist flights to low-Earth orbits may begin by 2030
Glavkosmos believes that as this direction develops, demand will increase, as the price will fall
Mass tourist flights to low-Earth orbits can begin by 2030, according to the General Director of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
The Russian Defense Ministry will send air defense units to Serbia in October for exercises
In 2019, a division of S-400 and a battery of "Shells"were transferred to Serbia
The Russian military will send air defense units to Serbia in October for exercises, said Yuri Grekhov, commander of the air and missile defense forces, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
The head of ESA considers the project of a hotel in low-Earth orbit an idea from the field of science fiction
At the same time, Josef Aschbacher considers it necessary to achieve greater commercial returns from the exploration of outer space
The project to build a space station in Earth's orbit, which will function as a hotel, is still reminiscent of science fiction and is unlikely to be implemented in the near future. This opinion was expressed by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, to a TASS correspondent.
The Canadian Air Force will soon receive another six Australian F/A-18A "Hornet" fighters"
The Canadian Air Force will soon receive another six of the 25 ordered F/A-18A "Hornet" fighters from the Australian Air Force.
NASA hopes to send astronauts on Soyuz cross-flights twice a year
The Russian crew will be able to fly twice a year on American ships, said the deputy administrator of the department
NASA expects that American astronauts will fly twice a year on the Russian "Soyuz", and the astronauts of Roscosmos-twice a year on American ships. This was reported to reporters on Friday by NASA Deputy Administrator Ken Bowersox.
There were photos of the passage of the Su-30 over the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt
American sailors photographed the passage of the Su-30 MICRONS over the deck of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt. On the official page of the US Navy published photos of the passage of the Su-30MKM of the Royal Malaysian Air Force over the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt.
The source confirmed the existence of American biological laboratories in Ukraine
An informed source of RIA Novosti in Moscow confirmed the existence of military biological laboratories of the United States in Ukraine.
Turkish Bayraktar drone spotted over Donbas
Ukraine used a Turkish attack drone in the Donbas
The Ukrainian military has lifted into the air over the Donbas a Bayraktar TB2 attack drone purchased from Turkey, capable of carrying guided anti-tank missiles and aerial bombs. The drone flew to the Donbass from the southern regions of Ukraine through the Kherson, Zaporozhye, Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, after which it returned to the place of deployment.
Belarus will soon receive four Su-30SM fighters
The formations and military units of the Air Force and air defense forces of Belarus will receive new samples of weapons and equipment, said the Chief of the General Staff-First Deputy Commander of the Air Force and Air Defense Forces Andrey Gurtsevich.
In the port of Sudan, where the base of the Russian Navy is being created, a Russian reconnaissance ship has entered
The Russian reconnaissance ship "Ivan Khurs" entered the Port of Sudan on the Red Sea, where a base of the Russian Navy is being created, the Asian OSINT resource, which publishes its photos in the port, reported in social networks.
The first F-35A fighter jet has been handed over to the Danish Air Force
At the Lockheed Martin Corporation facility in Fort Worth, California.Texas) On April 7, the ceremony of rolling out and handing over the first F-35A Lightning-2 fighter to the Danish Air Force Command took place.
Serbian Terminator received a missile from the Strela-10 complex"
Serbia continues to improve its own anti-aircraft missile and gun system PASARS-16 Terminator.
It is reported that he received an upgraded version of the missile from the Strela-10 military air defense system. Local defensemen carried out its refinement, installing a more advanced homing head and a launch accelerator. It is assumed that these innovations will significantly increase the capabilities of the ZRPC to combat various targets, including unmanned aerial vehicles of various types.
Russia to send US latest RD-180
Russia will send the latest RD-180 rocket engines to the United States, Igor Arbuzov, Director General of the Energomash Research and Production Association (NPO), told RIA Novosti.
Fincantieri has started testing the lead patrol ship intended for the Qatari Navy
By information Navalnews.com, Fincantieri's facility in Mujiano, La Spezia, has begun sea trials of the OPV (Offshore Patrol Vessel), (Q-61) "Musherib" (Musherib), ordered by the Qatari Ministry of Defense as part of the national Navy modernization program.
The manufacturer of the RD-180 called the Mask an irritant
Igor Arbuzov, General Director of the Research and Production Association (NPO) Energomash, spoke about the head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Shvabe introduced Rubinar lenses to the European market"
The first batch of updated mirror-lens lenses "Rubinar" produced by the Lytkarinsky Optical Glass Plant (LZOS) has been sent to the European Union, the press service of the holding "Shvabe"reports.
Malaysian Air Force begins evaluation of LCA "Tejas" light combat aircraft"
As expected, in the near future, a group of representatives of the Malaysian Air Force will arrive in India to evaluate the LCA "Tejas" light combat aircraft in the Mk.1A version.
The US is aiming for the Arctic
The United States intends to compete with Russia for the Arctic. April 6, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Army announced a CATV tender for the purchase of Arctic all-terrain vehicles.
SpaceX launches launch vehicle with Starlink satellites
[b]It was launched from the Cape Canaveral spaceport.]
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with 60 Starlink microsatellites on Wednesday. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
At the Vostochny cosmodrome, they began to prepare for the launch of a new batch of OneWeb satellites
Before that, 36 new OneWeb spacecraft arrived at the Ignatievo airport in the city of Blagoveshchensk on an AN-124-100 aircraft, Roscosmos reported.]
Specialists of the Vostochny cosmodrome have begun preparations for the scheduled launch of the next batch of OneWeb spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage at the end of April. This was reported in Roscosmos on Tuesday.