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Rogozin showed a "two-sided" version of the Soyuz rocket
On December 5, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin showed a "two-way" Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket in his Telegram channel.
China is developing space potential twice as intensively as the United States, threatens to get ahead by 2030 - US Space Forces
China is advancing in the development of space technologies twice as vigorously as the United States, threatening to outpace them by the end of the 2020s, Deputy Head of Space Operations in the US Space Forces General David Thompson said at the Ronald Reagan National Defense Forum.
The place for the launch and landing of the reusable Amur-LNG rocket has been determined
Launches and landings of the Amur-LNG rocket will be carried out at a separate complex of the Vostochny cosmodrome. Earlier it was reported that they plan to start research work on a parachute system for a reusable carrier next year.
France and UAE to develop spacecraft for joint lunar missions
France and the United Arab Emirates have signed an agreement on the development of spacecraft for missions on the moon, the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center (MBRSC), responsible for the UAE lunar program, said.
The US said that the rivalry in space is growing rapidly
The commander of the US Space Forces, General John Raymond, singled out China and Russia as the country's main rivals in space
Rivalry in the space sphere is growing rapidly, the commander of the US Space Forces, General John Raymond, said on Saturday, speaking at a forum organized by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation.
A rocket is being prepared at Baikonur to launch a ship with a TASS correspondent cosmonaut
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano will go to the ISS on Soyuz MS-20
The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft is installed on the launch pad No. 31 ("Vostok") of the Baikonur cosmodrome, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene.
The Soyuz rocket launched two European Galileo satellites into orbit
The Russian Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle, launched on Sunday from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, successfully put two satellites of the European global navigation system Galileo into orbit, the launch operator Arianespace said.
Galileo satellites put into orbit after launch from the Kourou Cosmodrome
Two new European Galileo FOC M9 satellites have successfully separated from the Russian Fregat upper stage. This was announced on Sunday, December 5, on its website by the state corporation Roscosmos.
In the USA, they saw the benefits in the Russian "Berth"
The Berth node module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) can be equipped with an international docking adapter International Docking Adapter (IDA) and used for docking American spacecraft Crew Dragon and Starliner, writes Teslarati.
Turkey intends to sell at least 20 more Bayraktars to Ukraine - Bloomberg
Turkey is preparing to supply at least 20 more Bayraktar-TB2 attack drones to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports, citing sources in Turkish government and military-industrial circles.
The first flight sample of a satellite for advertising from space will be ready in the spring of 2022
The device will be equipped with special lasers that will be able to demonstrate the image
The flight sample of the satellite, which will show ads from orbit, will be ready next spring. This was reported to TASS in the company Avant Space.
NASA plans to add three missions to the ISS on SpaceX spacecraft
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to conclude a contract for three additional missions to transport astronauts to the ISS on spaceships of the private aerospace company SpaceX, follows from the notice of NASA's intentions on the website of the US Contract Distribution System.
Rogozin called the timing of the launch of the Russian nuclear "Zeus"
Roscosmos plans to launch the Zeus nuclear tug into space by 2030. The timing of the launch of a promising product during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, held in Dubai, was announced by the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin. The statement of the head of Roscosmos leads "Russian Space".
The former head of NASA was afraid of the technology lowering the United States to the level of Russia
Russia and China do not want an exchange of nuclear strikes more than the United States, the American edition of SpaceNews reports a statement by former Deputy Defense Minister for Research and Technical Development of the United States (under the administration of President Donald Trump) Michael Griffin.
SpaceX has broken the annual record of launches
The American company SpaceX has broken the annual record of launches of its own Falcon 9 heavy rocket, SpaceNews reports.
The stage of the Russian rocket will be made a reusable drone
One of the demonstrators of the reusable stage of the promising Russian light rocket "Krylo-SV" will receive a landing gear, a turbojet engine and a nose cone, like an airplane, which will allow it to take off, fly and return to the airfield in the same way as a drone (UAV) does, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.
NASA has signed agreements with three companies to develop space station projects
The total amount of contracts amounted to $415.6 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The United States has signed agreements with three American companies totaling $415.6 million dollars for the development of space station projects in low Earth orbit. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the department.
Roscosmos proposed to create a Eurasian Space Agency
The head of the Russian Space Agency Dmitry Rogozin called for considering the idea of creating a Eurasian Space Agency. He named ESA as an example.
The EEC called the idea of the Eurasian Space Agency in demand in the EAEU countries
Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission Sergey Glazyev believes that Roscosmos projects are of interest to all countries of the Union
The idea of the Eurasian Space Agency is relevant and in demand by the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was stated on Friday by a member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Sergey Glazyev at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
Work on the creation of the Baiterek complex at Baikonur will begin in March 2022
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that "all the necessary documents have been agreed"
Work on the modernization of the Zenit launch complex for Soyuz-5 (the Baiterek project) will start in March next year, all documentation for this has already been agreed. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
