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Chandrayan-3 successfully landed on the moon with a planetary rover on board
This is the first soft landing on another celestial body for India, which became the fourth country that was able to implement such a thing on an Earth satellite. In addition, this is the first landing in the circumpolar region of Selenium, where the soil is rich in water ice.
The ROS orbital station plans to study the influence of space conditions on living systems
The researchers also expect to test a laser optical communication terminal on the Russian space station
The National Center for Physics and Mathematics (NCFM) plans to conduct scientific experiments using the capabilities of the Russian Orbital Station (ROS), which will speed up technology transfer. The research will concern the impact of space processes on living systems, as well as laser space communications and quantum technologies, Scientific director of the NCFM Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Sergeev told reporters on the sidelines of the Technoprom forum.
Indian automatic station "Chandrayan-3" transmitted footage of the lunar surface
India has literally burst into a small club of powers with technologies for space exploration. Moreover, they did not bother with trifles in New Delhi and immediately began implementing one of the most difficult projects in the history of the entire world cosmonautics, launching the first lunar mission "Chandrayan-1" in 2008.
The Indian station successfully landed on the moon.
This happened four days after the crash of the Russian Luna-25
The journey from Earth to the Moon at Chandrayaan-3 took about 40 days On Wednesday, August 23, the Indian automatic interplanetary station (AMS) Chandrayaan-3 made a successful landing on the surface of the Moon. The live broadcast of the descent was conducted by the Indian Space Research Organization. You can watch it on YouTube.
Russia will create a new design of self-healing material for spacesuits
The Keldysh Center has moved to the development of cellular material instead of layered, said the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov
The Keldysh Center (a developer of the material, part of Roscosmos) will create a new design of self-healing material that will be used in Russian spacesuits. This was reported to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov.
Scientists have found out how many people will be needed at the Martian base and who should not be taken on such a flight
American mathematicians conducted a simulation of the long-term life of the crew of an inhabited base on the Red Planet. The simulation showed that a stable functioning of the mission would require a team of 22 people, unless there were neurotics among them.
I was given an impulse: why the Luna-25 station crashed
And will the death of the device affect the implementation of Russian satellite research programs
The reason for the death of Luna-25 could be flaws in the flight software caused by the haste at the stage of its preparation in the desire to get ahead of the Indian station Chandrayan-3, two sources of Izvestia in the space industry said.
The experiment with self-healing material on the ISS will take place in two stages
Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the M. V. Keldysh Center, said that work on the preparation of the experiment is being carried out jointly with the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center
Tests of self-healing material on board the International Space Station (ISS) will take place in two stages. This was reported to TASS by Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the M. V. Keldysh Center (developer of the material, part of Roscosmos).
The International Military-technical Forum "Army-2023" has completed its work
The International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2023" completed its work in the Moscow region on August 20. During the seven days of the forum, its events were attended by 1 million 93 thousand 285 people.
Indian lunar vehicle "Chandrayan-3" established contact with its predecessor
The Chandrayan-2 mission orbital station has been in lunar orbit since 2019
The landing module of the Indian lunar mission "Chandrayan-3" has successfully established contact with the Chandrayan-2 orbital station, providing Indian specialists with an additional communication channel with the spacecraft preparing for landing. This was reported by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Roscosmos explained why Luna-25 died
According to the head of the state corporation, the accident happened because the engine was running too long. Normally, this happens with software errors, although other versions are also difficult to exclude. Yuri Borisov called the more common cause of problems with the device the one that Naked Science wrote about in detail earlier.
Russia is working on a perpetual motion machine for satellites, but there are nuances
MAI specialists, together with their colleagues from Moscow State University, are developing a promising engine for satellites operating at altitudes of about 200 km. The thrust of this power plant will be created through the use of atmospheric gases — nitrogen and oxygen, which are still present in such a low orbit.
One of the reasons for the failure of Luna-25 was called the interruption of the lunar program for almost 50 years
The General Director of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, said that it is impossible to interrupt the program again in any case
The interruption of the Russian lunar exploration program for almost half a century was one of the reasons for the failure of the Luna-25 mission, it is impossible to interrupt the program again in any case, Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel.
Spektr-RG helped to find a source of high-energy radiation in a young cluster of stars
As scientists note, the collected information is an important step towards unraveling the nature of galactic cosmic rays.
TASS, August 18. Astronomers have discovered with the help of the Spectrum-RG orbital observatory that the young cluster of stars Westerlund 2 emits powerful streams of X-ray radiation as a result of the collision of stellar winds and the acceleration of electrons in them to ultrahigh energies.
Failures of space missions to the Moon since 2018. Chronology
Roscosmos reported on August 20 that, according to preliminary data, the Luna-25 automatic station moved into an uncountable orbit and collided with the surface of the Moon
TASS-DOSSIER. August 20, 2023 Roscosmos reported that, according to preliminary data, the Luna-25 automatic station moved into an uncountable orbit and collided with the surface of the Moon. In total, since 2018, 12 space launches have taken place in the world with 18 missions, the purpose of which was to explore the Moon. At the same time, nine missions (including Luna-25) were partially or completely unsuccessful.
Luna-25 crashed. What ruined the first lunar mission in the history of modern Russia?
The Russian automatic interplanetary station Luna-25 entered an uncountable orbit and collided with the surface of a natural satellite of the Earth. This was reported by Roscosmos with reference to the results of the preliminary analysis.
"Luna-25" died after falling on the moon. This fact had to be clarified by calculations
The accident was the result of yesterday's launch of the spacecraft into an uncalculated orbit, after the incorrect issuance of a braking pulse at 14:10 on August 19, 2023. Meanwhile, the more general reasons for the death of the station are somewhat different.
Orbital hacking: space satellites turned out to be vulnerable to hackers
Experts stated that they do not have basic security systems
Orbital satellites may be completely defenseless against remote capture by hackers — experts have warned about this. According to their data, many of the spacecraft are deprived of even the most basic security systems. Read more about why satellites in orbit turned out to be vulnerable to cybercriminals and what this can lead to in the Izvestia article.
Atmospheric remnants: in Russia, they create a perpetual motion machine for satellites
How new technology for low-orbit groupings will help to provide the Internet to the whole Earth
Russian designers are developing a propulsion system for satellites designed to operate in low orbits. At an altitude of about 200 km, there are still remnants of the atmosphere that causes resistance, so the spacecraft engine must work continuously.
They flew away from the Earth. Flying to the Moon
The Institute for Space Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences has completed an express analysis of telemetry and measurement data of scientific instruments on board the Luna-25 automatic station, performed on August 13, 2023 in two sessions of the first inclusions at a distance of about 310 thousand km from Earth.