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The Roscosmos enterprise has developed a reusable ship for suborbital tourism
The development will also help to significantly increase the height of the parachute jump - up to almost 100 km
The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos) has patented a suborbital spacecraft for flights of space tourists and high-altitude parachute jumps. This is stated in the patent for the invention distributed by the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (available to TASS).
China has announced plans to send taikonauts to the moon by 2030
China plans to land Taikonauts on the surface of the moon earlier than 2030. This was told on the air of the Chinese Global Television Network by the technical adviser of the Chinese Academy of Space Technologies Ye Peijian.
In Japan, a second space group of Self-Defense Forces may appear in 2022
According to the Kyodo agency, the relevant measures of the government of the country are associated with increased activity of Russia and China in the field of space
The Japanese authorities intend to create a second space task force of the Air Self-Defense Forces in the country in fiscal year 2022 (starting April 1, 2022). This was reported on Sunday by the Kyodo news agency.
"Ingenuity" made the fifteenth flight on Mars
The Mars helicopter "Ingenuity" made its fifteenth flight in the atmosphere of the Red Planet, which became the first full-fledged flight at very high propeller speeds. The drone flew 406 meters in a little over two minutes and received a number of color images of the surrounding area, according to NASA Twitter.
The Roscosmos Institute will develop technical tasks for the lunar rover-builder
The relevant contract also implies the execution of work on the development of technical requirements for the Russian Orbital Station and its modules, including the centrifuge
Roscosmos has signed a contract with its parent scientific institute TsNIIMash to develop proposals, recommendations, requirements for promising technologies, elements and systems of rocket and space technology products that ensure the reliable implementation of manned flights to the Moon, according to the public procurement portal.
The ISS has adjusted its orbit to evade the wreckage of a Chinese satellite
The International Space Station on Wednesday conducted a maneuver to avoid a collision with a fragment of a Chinese weather satellite, Roscosmos reported.
Experiment on wireless transmission of electricity in space will take place on the ISS
An experiment on wireless transmission of electricity in space using a laser beam on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) has been included in the research program. This is reported in the report of specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, presented at the XXII Scientific and Technical Conference of the corporation. Such an experiment will take place for the first time.
The Falcon 9 reusable stage made a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic
The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, launched on Thursday Moscow time into orbit with the Crew Dragon-3 manned spacecraft, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic, the developer company SpaceX reported.
The Parliament of Kazakhstan has ratified the protocol to the agreement on the creation of the Baiterek complex
As a result of the conversion procedure, the share of participation of the Kazakh side in the joint venture of Kazakhstan and Russia will increase to 99%
The Senate (upper house of Parliament) of Kazakhstan on Thursday ratified the protocol on amendments and additions to the intergovernmental agreement between Kazakhstan and Russia on the creation of the Baikonur space rocket complex "Baiterek" dated December 22, 2004. The meeting was broadcast on the parliament's website.
Hexagon nozzles are missing on the ISS
Hexagon nozzles have disappeared on the International Space Station (ISS). Cosmonaut Anton Shkaperov informed the Mission Control Center about this. The words of the Russian are transmitted by RIA Novosti.
In the USA, a centrifuge was tested to launch satellites
The American company SpinLaunch has successfully used a centrifuge to launch a prototype stage of a suborbital rocket into the upper atmosphere. The corresponding video with the tests is shown on YouTube.
The development of the concept of the lunar program has fallen in price by 200 million rubles
Roscosmos has signed a contract with the head scientific institute TsNIIMash for the development of the lunar program and the concept of the orbital station for 1.5 billion rubles, follows from the data of the public procurement portal.
The correction of the ISS orbit scheduled for November 16 was canceled
The correction of the orbit was necessary for the formation of ballistic conditions before the launch and landing of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft
The correction of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS), previously scheduled for November 16, has been canceled. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Thursday.
Cosmonauts for the first time worked out a spacewalk with an ERA manipulator
As noted in the Cosmonaut Training Center, during the training for the first time it was possible to work out a mechanism for solving a common task by astronauts who are at different facilities and when one part of the crew is under water.
Roscosmos will direct the additional funds allocated by the government to the exploration of the Moon and Venus
As the state corporation clarified, it is also planned to use these funds to finance work within the framework of the Russian-European ExoMars mission, research of objects by the Spektr-RG observatory
The additional funds allocated by the government will be used for research of the Moon, astrophysical objects in the ultraviolet and visible ranges and Venus. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos on Thursday.
Mass media: Russia has restored funding for key space projects
According to a RIA Novosti source, the Russian government has allocated an additional 6.5 billion rubles for the most important space projects. Previously, part of the funding was "cut off".
The Americans tested the air cannon and the launcher of a high-speed reconnaissance helicopter
The US Army has begun flight tests of the armament complex of a promising high-speed reconnaissance helicopter - the XM915 20-millimeter air cannon and a prototype MEL launcher for multipurpose ammunition and missiles. According to FlightGlobal, they are being tested on a modified UH-60 Black Hawk multipurpose helicopter.
NASA postponed the landing of people on the Moon as part of Artemis to 2025
The United States plans to return its astronauts to the moon as part of the Artemis program in 2025. This was announced on Tuesday, November 9, by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Bill Nelson.
The head of NASA said that the United States will make every effort to land on the Moon before China
Washington is concerned about the success of Beijing's space program, Bill Nelson noted
The US authorities are concerned about the success of the PRC's space program and intend to make every effort to ensure that American astronauts return to the moon before China can deliver its taikonauts there. This was stated on Tuesday at a briefing for journalists by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson.
RSC Energia proposed charging the lunar station with solar collector satellites
The station can be placed in a polar orbit with a height of 200 km above the surface of the Earth satellite
The power supply of the circumlunar station in the case of its location in a low circumlunar orbit can be provided with the help of solar collector satellites. This idea was presented at RSC Energia, follows from the theses for the XXII Scientific and Technical Conference of Scientists and Specialists dedicated to the 60th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight, the 75th anniversary of the rocket and space industry and the founding of the corporation.
