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SpaceX plans to launch another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit at the end of September, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now. The launch of the Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle is scheduled for the first time from the US Space Force Vandenberg Air Base in California, the Izvestia TV channel reports. This will be the 31st launch of Internet satellites into orbit since May 2019.

The American company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on September 30, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now.

Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov began extravehicular activity on September 3

Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a spacewalk, within the framework of which they began work on the integration of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". The broadcast of extravehicular activity was conducted on the Roscosmos website.

The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is scheduled for October 14. This was announced on Saturday, September 4, by the general director of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.

Roscosmos and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed an agreement on the creation of the Spektr-UV ultraviolet space observatory. Mikhail Sachkov, Deputy Director of the Institute of Astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RIA Novosti about this in an interview.

The Russian equipment of the soldier of the future "Sotnik" is planned to be equipped with optical devices for blinding the enemy at a long range, relevant studies are being conducted, a source in the military-industrial complex told RIA Novosti.

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov were unable to connect an Ethernet cable to the Nauka module, NASA reported on Saturday, September 4, in a broadcast.

The list of foreign goods (with the exception of products from the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union) that state and municipal organizations are prohibited from buying includes laptops and tablets, according to a government decree published on Tuesday.

Thanks to satellite communications, specialists will increase the radius of application of the Orion-E unmanned vehicle. Now the radio channel allows you to use it at a distance of up to 250 kilometers.

A joint statement on the strategic partnership of the United States and Ukraine was published on the websites of the Office of the President of Ukraine and the White House. Despite the announcements of the Ukrainian side, there were no promises to stop the Nord Stream — 2 in the final release. The United States also supported Ukraine's course in NATO, but refused to prescribe the terms of possible accession. "The country" highlights the main thing from the statements of Biden and Zelensky.

Now the drone can be controlled via a radio channel at a distance of 250 km, said Sergey Bogatikov, General Director of Kronstadt JSC

The radius of application of the Orion-E unmanned vehicle will be significantly increased after it is equipped with satellite communications. This was reported to TASS by the general director of JSC "Kronstadt" Sergey Bogatikov.

There is no foreign analogue of this heavy flamethrower system yet, said Omsktransmash CEO Igor Lobov

The Omsk Plant of Transport Engineering (Omsktransmash, part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) is working on the inclusion of the TOS-1A "Solntsepek" heavy flamethrower system in the automated control circuit of troops. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Igor Lobov.

The Chinese company Space Transportation conducted the first successful test flight of the Tianxing-2 rocket, which became the third flight test of the Tianxing series of missiles, according to the company's official WeChat channel. Space Transportation plans to create inexpensive reusable carriers with a horizontal landing, as well as a tourist spaceplane.

The South Korean company Hanwha Systems has signed a contract for the development of an individual battlefield visualization system. According to Janes, it will connect weapon sights with military smartphones, as well as their walkie-talkies and tactical radio communications. This will allow them to share data in real time with each other and with command posts.

By the end of the year, at least 10 intersectoral projects aimed at the development of the electronic industry and the introduction of domestic solutions in all sectors of the economy will be launched in Russia, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting devoted to the formation of demand for Russian radio-electronic products.

In China, a prototype of a two-legged robot Jet-HR2 was created, which was taught to fly with the help of fans. Details about the development of the engineers of the Guangdong Institute of Technology are set out in the preprint of the report, available at arXiv.org.

Foreigners were interested in the Azart communication systems produced by the Russian manufacturer, including the export version of the R-187-P1E portable radio station and the R-187BE portable radio station.

According to the press service of the NGO "Angstrom", which developed the radio stations, among those who wanted to get acquainted with the characteristics of various types of" Excitement " and the conditions for their purchase were both our CSTO allies from Armenia and Belarus, as well as representatives of the military departments of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Myanmar, Sudan, Uganda, Iran, Cuba, Mali, Pakistan, Burkina Faso.

On August 31, the 53rd meeting of the Coordinating Committee on Air Defense under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states was held in Astrakhan under the leadership of the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Colonel General Yuri Grekhov.

Ukrainian scientists have developed a radiometric remote sensing system for all-weather detection of drones. The development of the staff of the National Aerospace University named after Zhukovsky "Kharkiv Aviation Institute" was presented at the Sikorsky Challenge-2021 festival of innovative projects, Defense Express reports.

The Japanese surface robot developed by Japan Marine United has been put to the test. According to Naval News, it will be placed on a new generation frigate of the Mogami class. The device will work in tandem with the OZZ-5 underwater robot and neutralize mines.