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The James Webb telescope was launched from the Kourou Cosmodrome
The long-awaited launch of the James Webb Space Telescope orbital infrared Observatory took place. It is considered as a replacement for the Hubble telescope, launched into orbit in 1990.
The world's largest space telescope for studying the Universe has been put into orbit
The Ariane V heavy rocket on Saturday launched the world's largest and most powerful James Webb Space Telescope (JWTS) worth $ 10 billion into orbit to study the processes of evolution of the Universe, the Arianespace carrier development company said.
Macron called the launch of the James Webb telescope into space a historic event
The French President stressed that he was filled with a sense of pride
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the launch of the James Webb orbital telescope into space will forever remain one of the key events in the history of space exploration.
The first launch of OneWeb satellites in 2022 is scheduled for February
According to Dmitry Loskutov, CEO of Glavkosmos, a total of seven launches are planned for next year
The first launch of British OneWeb communications satellites in 2022 is scheduled to take place in February from the Guiana Space Center (Kourou Cosmodrome). This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Glavkosmos JSC (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
The most expensive telescope launched into space has corrected its course
The James Webb telescope successfully corrected the course to the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb telescope ("James Webb"), launched into space the day before, successfully made the first course correction. This was reported by NASA.
Roscosmos congratulated on the launch of the James Webb space telescope
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, noted that 2021 was a breakthrough year for many projects that could not be launched in recent years
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, congratulated the specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), who jointly developed the James Webb telescope, on the successful launch of the device. The corresponding message was published by Strugovets on Saturday on his Facebook page.
China launches Earth remote sensing satellite
The Xinhua News Agency noted that this is the 403rd launch using a carrier rocket of the Great Trek series
China launched a new Earth remote sensing satellite, Ziyuan-1 02E, into orbit on Sunday. The launch, Xinhua news agency reports, was carried out at 11:11 Beijing time (06:11 Moscow time) from the Taiyuan cosmodrome in Shanxi Province (Northern China) using the Changzheng-4-xi carrier rocket ("Great Trek - 4").
Scientists have developed a revolutionary new transistor
A dynamically programmable transistor has been created, which alone can implement such multicomponent logic as NOR, NAND, etc. The developed transistor easily fits on the existing production infrastructure and does not use exotic materials. A special benefit from its use is expected in the field of artificial intelligence.
RKS has developed a multi-module platform for nanosatellites
The platform of the nanoclass spacecraft is made in the form of a hexagonal prism and consists of a set of unified scalable modules
JSC "Russian Space Systems" has patented a multi-purpose platform of the nanoclass spacecraft. This is stated in the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
Russia and China are developing separate high-tech weapons together - Putin
Russia and China have launched projects to jointly create weapons, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. "We are even developing separate high-tech types of weapons together today," the president said at a press conference on Thursday.
China has successfully launched two experimental Shiyan-12 satellites
China is preparing to set a new national record for the number of launches in 2021
China on Thursday successfully launched two experimental Shiyan-12 satellites into orbit for space exploration. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The Russian satellite that launched the inspector burned up in the atmosphere
Kosmos-2519, from which another spacecraft had previously separated, burned up in the atmosphere. The satellite had remote sensing equipment, as well as equipment for shooting objects in space.
The Americans defended the projects of hypersonic weapons detection satellites
American companies L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman have defended the projects of hypersonic weapons detection satellites. Now they can move on to prototype production.
The new portable anti-aircraft complex "Verba" was equipped with an identification system
The troops will be armed with the latest portable anti-aircraft missile system "Willow". This effective means of combating low-flying aerial objects will be delivered to the air defense units of the tank Army of the Western Military District in 2022, the press service of the ZVO reported on Wednesday.
Launch of a carrier rocket with a British communications satellite took place in Japan
According to NHK, this is the fifth launch of the H-2A with a foreign satellite or an automatic interplanetary station
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Wednesday launched an H-2A carrier rocket with a communication satellite of the British telecommunications company Inmarsat. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan was broadcast on NHK.
Russia has created the world's first sniper rifle for NATO ammunition
Developer Lobaev: Russia has created the world's first sniper rifle for NATO ammunition
Russia has developed the world's first multi-caliber rifle "Devastator", which is capable of firing NATO cartridges 12.7 x 99 millimeters. This was stated by Vladislav Lobaev, CEO of the Lobaev Arms developer company, RIA Novosti reports.
Shoigu announced the launch of the Kupol spacecraft into space, warning of a missile attack
The fifth "Dome" spacecraft of the space segment of the missile attack warning System (SPRN) has been launched, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said.
The next batch of KSM Centurion was transferred by the State Military Industry Enterprise to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus
As part of the implementation of the state defense order, the supply of command and staff control vehicles to the Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus continues, meeting all modern requirements in the field of automation of fire control of artillery units.
The UN is against combat robots with artificial intelligence. What is the essence of the dispute with the military?
Human rights activists advocate a ban on the use of artificial intelligence in some military developments. In this discussion, it is formulated in detail how combat technologies that have gone out of control can harm humanity. What exactly is proposed to be banned? And what do these conversations lead to?
Russia has created frost-resistant batteries for powering robots and military equipment
The chemical current source has a long service life - up to 2.7 thousand or more charge-discharge cycles, depending on the operating conditions, Rostec noted
Frost-resistant lithium-ion batteries for robots and military equipment were developed in the holding company "Roselectronics" of the Rostec State Corporation. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of the state corporation.
