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Jeff Bezos will build his own space station
The company of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, together with Sierra Space, will build their commercial space station in low Earth orbit by 2025-2030, according to the project's website.
Hubble telescope switched to safe mode due to communication problems - NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope has been put into safe mode due to problems with internal communication, NASA announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
Russia believes that the 1967 Outer Space Treaty is applicable to the resources of the Moon
Representative of the Russian Mission to the UN Gloria Agaronova supported "a comprehensive discussion of the topic of exploration and use of space resources within the framework of the General Assembly"
Russia proceeds from the fact that the principles and norms of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty are fully applicable to the resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies.
The Odyssey VR-reality system for training astronauts will be put into operation in November
At the moment, a new multifunctional laboratory module "Science" has not been drawn in the simulator, but its model will appear in the near future, said Dmitry Akhmedov, a leading engineer at RSC Energia.
Astronauts will work out a spacewalk in virtual reality
The Odyssey Virtual Reality System Developed by the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos), it will be used for spacewalk training from November. This was reported on October 26 by TASS with reference to the leading engineer of Energia Dmitry Akhmedov.
Japan has launched a new satellite for its own positioning system
The Michibiki spacecraft should replace the very first satellite from a similar series, launched into orbit back in 2010
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Tuesday launched the H-2A launch vehicle with a new satellite for the global positioning system. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture was conducted on the corporation's website.
Blue Origin and Sierra Space plan to build a commercial space station
The station should be operational between 2025 and 2030
American companies Blue Origin and Sierra Space have announced plans to build a commercial space station. The corresponding statement was posted on the companies' website on Monday.
The docking system at Nauka is ready to receive the new module on the ISS
The cargo ship was in free flight for more than a day, moving away from the station by almost 200 km and getting closer again
The docking node of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" on the ISS is ready to receive the new node module "Berth". This was announced on Monday by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, who is now on board the station.
Russia is creating a satellite grouping to control outer space
Russia plans to launch a Space Monitoring System (SCCP) into space, the development of an appropriate satellite constellation is underway, the general designer of the SCCP (IAC Vimpel Corporation, Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) said in an interview with Interfax Vitaly Goryuchkin.
China has tested a robot for space sabotage
Chinese scientists have developed a method for secretly disabling spacecraft. To do this, it is planned to place small explosive charges in the nozzles of their engines. The consequences of triggering these bombs will look like malfunctions of the engines themselves, according to an article published by Professor Sun Yongzhong from the Polytechnic Institute of Defense Industry. Excerpts of the work are cited by the South China Morning Post.
A mobile manipulator for a space robot was shown at the Roscosmos stand in Dubai
The representative of the Cosmonaut Training Center explained that the kit was created in preparation for the experiment on putting an anthropomorphic robot into orbit
The Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) for the first time abroad presented at the Roscosmos stand at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai a means for preparing astronauts to control an anthropomorphic robot.
Visitors to the Astronautics Congress can virtually visit the ISS at the Roscosmos stand
Visitors can use virtual glasses and special manipulators to imagine themselves as an astronaut who went into outer space
The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) presented at the Roscosmos stand at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the Odyssey virtual reality system, with which visitors have the opportunity to feel like an astronaut working in outer space on the ISS.
Rogozin: SpaceX ships have gained enough experience to send Russian cosmonauts to them
According to the head of Roscosmos, the topic of cross-flights may be raised during negotiations with NASA
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, expressed the opinion that the Crew Dragon ships of Elon Musk's SpaceX company have gained enough experience so that Russian cosmonauts can fly on them as part of cross-flights.
The prototype of the reusable stage "Krylo-SV" will be created at the end of 2022
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin noted that the technology used by SpaceX is not suitable for Russia
A prototype of the reusable cruise stage of the Krylo-SV light-class rocket will be created at the end of 2022, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday at a press conference at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.
Rogozin said that the Sphere will include five satellite groupings for telecom
According to the head of Roscosmos, the "Sphere" will include communication groups "Yamal", "Express-RV", "Express", "Skif" and "IoT Marathon"
The Sphere program will include five satellite groupings providing telecom services, and five more - surveillance. This was announced on Monday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The 72nd International Astronautical Congress begins its work in Dubai
Roscosmos will present an exposition at the congress, where visitors will see a new model of the Nauka module, a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the TEM transport and energy module
TASS, October 25. The International Astronautical Congress opens on October 25 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the event is being held in an Arab country for the first time. Roscosmos will present its exposition at the congress, where visitors will be able to see a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", a model of the orbital complex "Zeus" and the transport and energy module "TEM".
China has created space robot saboteurs
China has the opportunity to quietly disable enemy satellites. October 23, portal scmp.com He reported that Hunan Defense Polytechnic Institute has developed a new type of space weapon.
Rogozin: humanity often encounters unexplained phenomena and objects
The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, previously said that the pilots saw some flying objects, but do not know what they are
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that humanity often encounters objects and phenomena that cannot be explained from the point of view of modern science.
The director of NASA admitted the possibility of the existence of aliens
NASA Director Bill Nelson admitted the possibility of the existence of aliens. At the same time, he expressed the hope that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) do not appear as a result of the actions of some enemy on the Ground.
For the first time, Roscosmos will show foreigners a mock-up of the Science module in Dubai
The State Corporation will also present a mock-up of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module
Roscosmos will present its exposition at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai (UAE), where for the first time abroad it will show a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", as well as a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module (TEM). This was reported on Sunday in the press service of Roscosmos.