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A TASS cosmonaut and Japanese tourists will return to Earth on December 20
Landing is expected at 06:18 Moscow time in the steppe of Kazakhstan
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, will return to Earth on the morning of December 20. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Wednesday.
Roscosmos plans to grow improved plant varieties in orbit
Roscosmos plans to grow improved varieties of food plants in orbit. This was announced on November 29 by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin spoke about the creation of a "cheap" replacement for the "Union" and "Progress"
The universal Orlyonok spacecraft, which will replace Progress in the cargo version and Soyuz in the manned version, may appear in 2026-2027, RIA Novosti reports a statement by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin.
Musk warned about the possible bankruptcy of SpaceX
The founder of the SpaceX space company, Elon Musk, believes that difficulties with the production of Raptor rocket engines can lead to its bankruptcy. This was announced by Musk in a letter to the company's employees on November 26, CNBC writes.
The US has confirmed China's test of a partial-orbital bombing system
The weapon tested by China in July is a partial-orbital bombing system. The statement of the Deputy Chief of the Space Forces for Operations, Lieutenant General Chance Saltzman, is transmitted by Breaking Defense.
Roscosmos has signed a contract for the manufacture of Meteor-M satellites No. 2-5 and Meteor-M No. 2-6
The contract amount was 5.37 billion rubles
VNIIEM named after A. G. Iosifyan will manufacture the Meteor-M satellites No. 2-5 and Meteor-M No. 2-6. The corresponding contract with Roscosmos was signed on November 25, according to the state procurement website.
Russia announced the creation of a parachute for a reusable rocket
The development of a parachute for a reusable launch vehicle will begin next year. This was announced by Technodinamika Holding.
The Foreign Ministry criticized the announcement of cyberspace and space as "operational environments" of NATO
Declaring cyberspace and outer space "operational environments" of NATO undermines efforts to prevent the use of these areas for military purposes, according to a statement published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday.
NASA hopes for the imminent signing of an agreement with Roscosmos on "cross" space flights
An agreement between the US Space Agency and the state corporation Roscosmos on "cross-over" flights may be signed in the near future, Deputy program manager of the International Space Station (ISS) NASA Dana Weigl said on Monday.
NASA said that they have not yet discussed with Roscosmos the possibility of docking the Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Berth module
The possibility of docking the American Crew Dragon spacecraft with the Russian Berth module has not yet been discussed with Roscosmos, the docking interfaces are currently incompatible, said Dan Weigl, deputy head of the ISS program at NASA.
The creation of a parachute for a reusable Russian rocket will begin in 2022
Based on its results, a technical specification for the corresponding development work will be compiled
The research work on the creation of a parachute system for the return stages of space rockets is planned to be opened in 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Technodinamika holding of Rostec State Corporation.
Dragon cargo ship to deliver supplies to ISS on December 21 - NASA
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft will deliver supplies and fuel to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 21, NASA announced on Sunday.
In 2022, the VKS will put on combat duty promising models of the VVST, including those with hypersonic weapons
In 2022, promising VVST models, including those with hypersonic weapons, will be put on combat duty. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.
Roscosmos has accelerated the production of satellite integrated circuits tenfold
Russian Space Systems (RKS) has accelerated the production of integrated circuits for satellite data transmission systems tenfold, Roscosmos reports.
Roscosmos Institute to develop equipment for laser inter-satellite communication
As the executive director of Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko, clarified, such equipment will allow transmitting information in almost real time
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash will develop equipment for the organization of high-speed communication lines between low-orbit satellites and the Earth. This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.
Rogozin pointed out the importance of the implementation of the Venus-D project until 2030
Russia must implement the Venus-D project by 2030, otherwise it will "fall out" of the three great space powers. This was announced on November 29 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
Rogozin announced the condition for Russia to "fall out" of the three space powers
If Russia does not launch a mission to Venus by 2030, it will "fall out" of the three space powers. The condition for being on such a list was announced by the General director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Roscosmos allows the US to reject the Venus-D joint project, in which case Russia will send the station on its own - Rogozin
Roscosmos admits that the United States may abandon the Venus-D joint project, in which case the Russian Federation will launch the station on its own, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state corporation.
Rogozin said that the Venus-D project must be implemented by 2030.
Otherwise, Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers, the head of Roscosmos believes
Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers if it does not implement the Venus-D project by 2030, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin said that the frequency of flights to the new orbital station will be higher than to the ISS
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that "he has already instructed the general designer of RSC Energia to consider the creation of a manned and cargo ship for flights to ROSS
The frequency of flights to the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) will be higher than to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin to journalists on Monday.
