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SpaceX conducted the first successful Starship launch after four explosions in a row
For the first time, the company was able to fix the shortcomings of Starship V2 sufficiently to complete the entire planned test program in one flight. However, it was not without failures this time either. Traditional American space players continue to believe that delays in the program will allow China to win the second moon race from the United States.
Mice and ants in space: why Russia launched a satellite in which animals fly over the poles of the Earth
The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gennady Krasnikov, spoke in a recent interview about why mice fly over the poles of the Earth, what are the advantages of the new space station compared to the ISS, what needs to be done on the Moon in the next decade, and why scientists continue to be intrigued by Venus.
"They will increase the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine": how American ERAM missiles will affect the course of their
Colonel Khodarenok: ERAM missiles will significantly increase the combat capabilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Donald Trump administration has approved the supply of 3,350 ERAM missiles to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They are to be supplied to the Ukrainian army in six weeks. What these missiles are capable of, how they will affect the course of their military operations and what air defense systems Russian troops will be able to shoot them down - in the material of the military observer Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
For the first time in the history of cosmonautics, Russia launched a biosatellite into a polar orbit
For the first time in 12 years, our country has launched a biological satellite into space. There are dozens of rodents and many other organisms on it. After a month in polar orbit, where satellites with animals had not been taken before, they will be returned to Earth, where they will try to find out how the increased radiation from such an orbit affected living beings.
"The most armed ship in the world." Will Admiral Nakhimov be sent to his homeland?
Mikhail Khodarenok: Admiral Nakhimov has become one of the most armed ships in the world
For the first time in the last 28 years, the Admiral Nakhimov, a modernized heavy nuclear-powered missile cruiser (TARKR), sailed into the White Sea to undergo sea trials. What kind of cruiser is this, what is it armed with, and whether it will be able to take part in its operation is described in the material of the military observer of Gazeta.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenka.
Bion-M satellite No. 2 with a crew of 75 mice will go into polar orbit.
The rocket will depart from the Baikonur cosmodrome
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Bion-M biological satellite No. 2 will launch on Wednesday evening from the Baikonur cosmodrome and put the device into polar orbit. The device, which has 75 mice on board, is about 1.5 thousand. Drosophila flies and other organisms will help assess the safety of such an orbit for manned missions.
Monkeys, mice, flies: when did animals start flying into space and how long will it last - TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about what scientists want to know and how the current launch differs from the previous "Bions"
On August 20, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Bion-M spacecraft No. 2 will launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome. Inside the latter, 75 mice and more than 1.5 thousand fruit flies will go into polar orbit. Their main task is to provide scientists with information on how weightlessness and cosmic radiation affect living organisms.
Head of the IMBP RAS Laboratory: cosmonaut mice will pave the way for new achievements - TASS Interview
In an interview with TASS, the head of the Laboratory of Animal Phenotyping at the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) spoke about the goals and features of the mission. RAS Alexander Andreev-Andrievsky.
SpaceX has identified the cause of the Starship crash and intends to send it on its tenth flight.
Unlike in 2024, all four flights of the new space transport system in 2025 were unsuccessful. But now Elon Musk's company believes that it has reliably identified the causes of the latest accident, and is counting on a successful flight. The first human landing on the moon in the 21st century depends on how right she is.
The era of "planetary assault" has passed: is anyone going to fly to Venus - TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about the interplanetary missions of Russia and other countries to the second planet from the Sun
The Venera-7 automatic interplanetary station set off from the Baikonur cosmodrome to Venus 55 years ago, on August 17, 1970. Less than four months later, the Venus-7 lander carried out the first ever data transfer after a soft landing on the surface of another planet.
Intact lipids will allow rovers to find life with existing tools.
A new approach to the rapid search for life can uniquely detect it with just one tool. It is already on board both active American Mars rovers. However, NASA may not want to take advantage of this opportunity.
"We'll shoot." NATO members invest billions in guns — they will go to Russia (Financial Times, UK)
FT: The area of military factories in Europe has tripled after 2022
The long-promised revival of the defense industry in Europe is beginning to be embodied not only in political statements, but also in concrete and steel, writes FT. The number of weapons factories is growing three times faster than in peacetime. Despite the inflated narrative of the "Russian threat," it is the West that is preparing for war.
Russia's weapons are capable of making a dent in America's "Golden Dome."
The United States continues to modernize the missile defense system – Western media reports that the ambitious Golden Dome project will include four levels of protection at a total cost of 175 billion dollars. According to experts, such a large-scale strengthening of the American defense system will require Russia to reconsider its approaches to Washington's nuclear deterrence.
The US plan to place a reactor on the moon will create a zone of American influence on it
According to current space agreements, a nuclear reactor located on another celestial body will force other countries to "bypass it," effectively making the corresponding piece of territory controlled by the country that manages this reactor. Although these are not terrestrial territorial claims, we are talking about a fairly effective control mechanism, a kind of "sphere of influence" outside the Earth. This will be especially in demand in the area where important resources are located.
Astronauts on the moon offered to feed microalgae
Scientists have built prototypes of bioreactors capable of simultaneously producing oxygen and food on the moon. True, such food is quite unusual, but nutritious — according to the plans, microscopic algae that live in lakes and ponds around the world will have to act in this capacity.
"Beating troops on the water": will Russia storm Kherson?
Colonel Khodarenok: Russian Armed Forces need air supremacy to storm Kherson
The Russian army is preparing to fight for Kherson, CNN reports. According to him, the Russian Armed Forces have increased the intensity of strikes on the Quarantine Island in order to separate it from the "mainland" part of the city, seize it, and then return the entire regional center under their control.
Britain is preparing a new threat to Russia from the stratosphere
The UK is going to launch a program of using reconnaissance balloons - and this is done with a clear anti–Russian calculation. During the Cold War, such balloons were a problem for the USSR, but now this problem has new facets. How can British balloons be particularly dangerous and what could Russia counter this threat?
The war of the future will prove the impotence of the United States and Israel
New details began to appear, proving that Israel and the United States did not end their confrontation with Iran out of goodwill. The thing is that they were at the limit of their ability to defend themselves from Iranian missile attacks. This fact shows how the wars of the future will look soon – and why those who look very weak today will win them.
Air supremacy remains with us.
August 1 marked the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Aerospace Forces. August 1 is the day of the creation of the Aerospace Forces
The Chief of the General Staff, First Deputy Commander–in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Alexander Maksimtsev, answers the questions of the Red Star.
"Oreshnik" has already joined the army. What will be the first targets to strike?
Putin announced that the first serial "Oreshnik" entered the army
The first serial Oreshnik complex has already entered the army, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Alexander Lukashenko. In addition, Moscow and Minsk are currently discussing where the Oreshnik will be located in Belarus. The State Duma believes that the fact of the appearance of these weapons on the Belarusian territory should "cool down the hotheads."