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Biologists once again pointed out the danger of alien organisms invading and sending terrestrial ones into space, and recommended fighting the threat taking into account past experience of encounters with invasive species.

The S-550 missile defense system being created in Russia will be designed to destroy orbital space targets. Among them are the American unmanned spacecraft X-37, which, according to the military, can be used as a space weapon.

The ultra-light carrier Rocket of the American company Astra, positioned as potentially the cheapest rocket in the world for launching a small payload into space, has reached near-Earth orbit for the first time. The corresponding video was posted on Twitter by the editor NASASpaceFlight.com By Chris Bergin.

A backup crew, which includes cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov and Xiong Ogiso, also flew to the cosmodrome

The crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft consisting of cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, who will become the first special correspondent of TASS in orbit, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his business assistant Yozo Hirano flew to Baikonur to complete preparations for the flight to the ISS. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

Including resource equipment and consumables will be sent

The Berth node module, which is scheduled to launch on November 24, will deliver cargo and food to the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

The toilet broke down again on the American segment of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Friday, November 19, by German astronaut of the European Space Agency (ESA) Matthias Maurer.

For the first time in 12 years, space tourists arrived at Baikonur. The crew included Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin and two Japanese residents. Now the team will have to undergo briefings on working on the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, the Izvestia TV channel reports. Preparation at the cosmodrome will take about three weeks. The launch of the Soyuz MS-20 is scheduled for December 8. A total of seven tourists visited the ISS. According to various sources, the flight cost them $ 20-40 million.

In 2022, the preliminary design of the Russian orbital station will begin. Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, called the start date of the work. This is reported by Interfax.

According to the head of SpaceX, the first orbital launch of Starship can be carried out in January 2022. Previously, they wanted to do this in 2021.

Representatives of enterprises from Russia, USA, Croatia, India, Mexico participate in the international scientific and practical conference "Manned Space Flights"

The problems and prospects of manned space exploration are being discussed at the international scientific and practical conference "Manned Space Flights", which opened on Wednesday in Zvezdny Gorodok, by representatives of enterprises from Russia, the USA, Croatia, India, Mexico and other countries. This is stated in the message of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.

ThrustMe startup has reported on the first ever flight of a satellite equipped with an iodine ion engine. Many spacecraft use ion electric rocket engines, which are characterized by very weak thrust, but they consume fuel so economically that some can serve for years without interruption.

Lloyd Austin noted that he would urge Russia and all other countries to behave responsibly in this regard

The United States is concerned about the militarization of outer space and wants to see all countries behave responsibly in this matter. This was stated at a briefing on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

The CEO of Roscosmos noted that he held a meeting with the NASA delegation, and later spoke with the head of the department Bill Nelson

Nothing threatens the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and its work. This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Josef Aschbacher also noted that the formation of debris creates risks for astronauts of the European Space Agency

The head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, noted that space debris poses a danger to all satellites in orbit. Ashbacher's statement was published on Wednesday evening on the ESA website.

Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M heavy launch vehicle with the Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 telecommunications satellites from December 6 to 12. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

Representatives of the Lavochkin Scientific and Production Association at the Dubai Airshow-2021 International Aerospace Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates met with potential customers of the company's products and services, Roscosmos reported on Thursday.

The first stage of the Electron rocket, launched on Thursday from New Zealand into orbit with two Earth remote sensing satellites of the American geospatial intelligence company BlackSky, successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean with the help of a parachute system, the Rocket Lab carrier development company reported.

Northrop Grumman Corporation and its partners have shown the appearance of a rover that they want to use to study the Moon. It is planned to deliver it to the surface of the Earth satellite as part of the Artemis program.

The Japanese company Honda has tested the second prototype of an AWV unmanned work vehicle in New Mexico. It looks like a small truck without a top. AWV can carry up to 399 kilograms, travel up to 45 kilometers and work up to six hours on a single charge.

The test, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D" was hit, is not directed against anyone, the fragments formed during it do not pose a threat to space activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.