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Despite plans to eventually abandon the operation of the ISS, NASA has decided to increase the number of instruments and equipment being sent to carry out scientific work on the station. So, on Sunday, Elon Musk's Cygnus XL spacecraft set off for the International Space Station. The spacecraft was launched into outer space by a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral space center.

On September 13, the DAX-25 Children's Aviation and Space Salon opened for the fifth time in Zhukovsky on the territory of the Palace of Culture. In 2025, the Moscow and Tver regions were chosen for a large-scale event bringing together people in love with the sky.

Semiconductor materials, which are subject to increased requirements, are grown by molecular beam epitaxy

The flight sample of the first Russian installation for growing semiconductors in space has passed all tests and has been sent to the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported in the press service of the Institute of Semiconductor Physics (IFP) of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

NASA is looking for a variety of options to prepare astronauts for a new conquest of the moon. The tests are carried out as part of the Artemis program, following which the crew will have to land on the Earth's natural satellite. This will happen approximately 54 years after the last manned lunar mission.

The company that controls the bulk of satellites and the vast majority of human space flights unexpectedly spent $17 billion to buy back frequencies that could already fall into its hands in a few months. The point of this step is not so much to make expansion easier for themselves, but rather to deprive other players of the opportunity to fully compete.

The work will be carried out using a descent vehicle based on a CubeSat microsatellite

For the first time, planetary scientists will study the structure of the interior of the asteroid Apophis and conduct the first-ever seismic measurements on the surface of a small celestial body as part of the RAMSES mission, which will help scientists uncover the structure of this potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroid. This was announced by Patrick Michel, scientific director of the RAMSES mission, at an online press briefing at the EPSC-DPS2025 scientific congress.

The nighttime combined attack by Russian fighters, UAVs and artillery on Ukrainian territory has opened a new stage of its military operations – since the beginning of the special operation, the Russian Armed Forces have not struck railway bridges across the Dnieper. These facilities play an important strategic role for Ukraine. Without them, the half-million-strong frontline group of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will lose supplies from Western countries. What made Moscow lift the ban on attacks on bridges and how will this affect the negotiation process?

On September 3, a military parade was held in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory over militaristic Japan and the end of World War II.

The autonomy of unmanned wheeled and tracked platforms is somewhat lower than that of their flying and floating counterparts due to technological aspects and software deficiencies. But there is no doubt that as AI develops, the autonomy of ground-based platforms will grow, as will their role in combat operations.

New generation space station projects are fundamentally changing the way we think about life beyond Earth. Instead of cramped utilitarian modules, the new generation of orbital dwellings offer convenience, visual appeal, and psychological comfort, which will be essential for long-duration missions and commercial space exploration. Architects and engineers are rethinking the approach to designing space housing, paying special attention not only to physical safety, but also to the psychological well-being of the crew.

The author of the amendment to the relevant law also proposed to legally fix the States' commitment to the concept of guaranteed mutual nuclear destruction and a number of other non-trivial things. Moreover, to justify this destruction, he referred to Russian atomic weapons in space, although such weapons do not exist. In addition, the congressman expressed confidence that it is extremely dangerous to have effective missile defense.

Gerasimov stated that the Russian military liberated 99.7% of the territory of the LPR

Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov said that the strategic initiative in the conflict in Ukraine lies entirely with the Russian military, which has liberated more than 3,500 square kilometers of territory and dozens of settlements. He noted that 99.7% of the territory of the LPR and 79% of the territory of the DPR have already been liberated. 74% of the Zaporizhia and 76% of the Kherson regions are under the control of the Russian Armed Forces. What else did Gerasimov talk about in the material of "Gazeta.Ru".

NASA reveals some noteworthy details of the new lunar mission. We are talking about the Artemis-2 (Artemis-II) mission, a manned flight of four astronauts to the Earth's natural satellite, scheduled for 2026.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.