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Ministry of Defense: more than 20 thousand samples of military and dual-use products will be presented at the Army-2024 forum
The X International Military-Technical Forum "Army" begins its work at the Patriot Exhibition Center. The events of the Army 2024 forum will be held for three days from August 12 to 14.
Roscosmos called the creation of the Russian equivalent of the Falcon 9 a "tactical perspective for the space industry for 30 years"
A new interview with the First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos contains a number of rather unusual theses. Among them is an assessment of the implementation of the Amur—LNG rocket as a prospect for the entire domestic space industry until 2054. In terms of its parameters, this rocket is close to the Falcon 9, which SpaceX itself already considers obsolete.
China launched the first 18 satellites of the Thousand Sails constellation, an analogue of Starlink
The success of the Starlink satellite system is undeniable, and the Celestial Empire is striving to catch up with the American company SpaceX by all means. A few years ago, two similar projects were launched in China at once. One of them, which received the poetic name "A Thousand Sails", finally entered the deployment stage.
Starlink satellites with cellular antennas have upset astronomers again
The new series of SpaceX satellite constellation devices, which has the ability to communicate directly with most mass smartphones, turned out to be much brighter than the rest. The exact reasons for this have not yet been established — maybe it's because of lower orbits, a different landing gear configuration, or a different orientation of the satellites in space. In any case, Starlink will again have to take additional measures to reduce the level of light pollution in the night sky.
Scientists conducted "archaeological excavations" on the ISS for the first time
In more than 23 years, at least 270 people from 23 countries have visited the ISS. This is a perfect example of creating mini-communities in a minimal space. Scientists decided to find out how people adapt to the conditions of space, especially microgravity. To this end, from January to March 2022, an unusual experiment resembling archaeological excavations was conducted at the station.
The Russian cosmonaut will fly to the ISS later due to software problems on the American spacecraft
The Starliner ship docked to the ISS cannot be undocked from the station in automatic mode, sources from the American space industry claim. Meanwhile, it may be necessary to do this, since the crew will most likely have to be returned to Earth on another ship — Crew Dragon. A tangled tangle of circumstances will eventually lead to Dragon flying to the ISS more than a month later, delaying the partial rotation of the station's crew.
First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos: consolidating industry around the Russian Space Station
Andrey Yelchaninov, First Deputy Director General of Roscosmos, told Interfax in an interview about the financial policy of the state corporation, the prospects of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Russia's transition to mass satellite assembly and international cooperation.
Lev Zeleny: robot DIMA may become the first representative of Russia on the Moon
What caused the excitement around the Moon and its South Pole, which poles are better for Russian spacecraft to land on, what tasks are facing Luna-26 and Luna-27 and what place robots can take in these missions — about this and much more, Pro Cosmos asked the academician, scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Lev Zeleny, a member of the Roscosmos Public Council.
Vucic will cope with the pressure, and there will be no sanctions against Russia. Interview with Alexander Botan-Kharchenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia (Evening News, Serbia)
Russian Ambassador to Serbia Botan-Kharchenko: Belgrade will not impose sanctions against Moscow
Russia has never put Serbia in front of a choice: either us or the EU, Russian Ambassador to Serbia Alexander Botan-Kharchenko told Evening News. Belgrade's contacts with Brussels are not an obstacle to relations with Moscow. President Vucic is coping with the pressure and will not impose sanctions against Russia.
The Lunar Gateway station turns out to be too heavy and difficult to visit
You can't confuse an accountant and an auditor with stories about a bright futuristic future promising magical prospects for science and progress. Give them dry debit and credit figures and clearly described action plans in case these figures do not converge. That is why, perhaps, the most interesting thing about the real situation inside the American space industry is told by the reports of the US Accounting Chamber. The new department document is dedicated to the program for the creation of a near—lunar visited station - and it is beautiful in its callously cold, bureaucratically cruel criticism of the project.
Do you have a ticket to orbit? What kind of space tourism is it — TASS Opinions
Mikhail Kotov — about the opportunities for ordinary people to visit space, how much it costs and when orbital tourist flights will become commonplace
SpaceX postponed the flight of the Polaris Dawn mission to the second half of August. Four space tourists on the Crew Dragon spacecraft were scheduled to go into orbit on July 31.
Rosstandart has developed two new international standards for space exploration
The developers were experts of the Technical Committee for Standardization of Rosstandart "Rocket and Space Technology" and scientists of the Moscow State University Research Institute of Nuclear Physics
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has approved two new international standards for space activities based on Russian developments. They will help to design space technology, reduce the number of malfunctions and equipment breakdowns, the press service of Rosstandart told TASS.
A key experiment opens a new era in the history of Russian UAVs
Even the current Russian satellite grouping, as it suddenly turned out, provides the ability to remotely control drones. Russian engineers have managed to take the first step towards creating a system similar to the American SpaceX, and to some extent even better. How did this happen and what other opportunities will it provide?
Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. Is there a need for one right now? "
In the field of military aviation, vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft have always attracted special attention for their design complexity, innovation and ability to be based in limited spaces, for example, on ships or airfields with short runways.
The Spektr-RG Observatory has made it possible to create the most detailed map of the universe
Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute, recalled that the formal term of guaranteed operation of the observatory is 6.5 years, of which five have already been worked out
The Russian space observatory Spektr-RG has given humanity the opportunity to obtain "the best, most detailed map of the universe." This was told to TASS by Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director of the Space Research Institute (IKI RAS), as part of the awarding ceremony for the participants of the Spektr-RG project on the occasion of its fifth anniversary.
The State Duma recommended financing a lunar power plant with a nuclear installation
The deputies also called for the creation of an industry-wide system for regulating the life cycle of commercial space technology at all stages
The State Duma recommended that the Roscosmos state corporation continue work on the implementation of the federal project "Creation of the space complex of the Russian orbital station", as well as on the development of space information technologies and the involvement of private companies in space activities. This is stated in the resolution of the State Duma, which it adopted following the results of the "government hour" held on July 3, 2024 with the participation of Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov.
It is clean not where they clean, but where they do not litter: what should be remembered when exploring the Moon - Opinions of TASS
Quite a lot has been said about the Moon lately. Several states and private companies are planning their lunar missions at once, there are ideas in the future to create automatic or visited lunar bases, and then gradually colonize the Earth's natural satellite. I think that in the coming years the process of lunar exploration will become even more widespread.
NASA has revealed exactly how SpaceX will destroy the ISS
According to updated data, Elon Musk's company uses a heavily modified cargo ship with a record number of engines (more than any other ship in history) to launch the International Space Station from orbit. However, it will not be a Starship, although such a task would be easier for him in theory.
NASA said that an enhanced SpaceX Dragon will be needed to flood the ISS, but first the station will descend by itself
As you know, NASA has chosen SpaceX for the operation of de-orbiting and sinking the International Space Station in the Pacific Ocean. More details about this mission became known yesterday. The upgraded SpaceX Dragon cargo ship will take the station out of orbit. And the process will take several years, but the ship itself will be involved only at the final stage.
SF approved the law on the use of PPP mechanisms in space activities
They will be used in projects to provide broadband access to the Internet and remote sensing of the Earth
At the meeting, the Federation Council approved a law on the application of concession agreements and public-private partnership (PPP) agreements in the field of space activities. The document was initiated by Senators Andrey Kutepov and Murat Khapsirokov.