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China successfully launched the Zhongxing-1D satellite
The launch was the 399th for the Long March series launch vehicles
China has successfully launched the Zhongxing-1D satellite from the Xichang Cosmodrome in the southwestern province of Sichuan. This was reported on Friday by the Xinhua news agency.
Astronauts on the ISS opened the transition hatches to the new Russian module "Berth"
They were opened at 22:39 Moscow time
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov opened the transfer hatches and moved to the new Russian module "Berth" on the ISS. This was reported on Twitter by Roscosmos.
Roscosmos to develop new spacecraft for new station - Rogozin
Roscosmos will develop a new manned and spacecraft for the new orbital station, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
The ISS has acquired a "Berth"
Russia has completed the assembly of its segment of the International Space Station. Yesterday, on November 26, the press services of Roscosmos and NASA announced the successful docking of the Berth module to the ISS.
Roscosmos will go into a "technological overlap"
In the space sphere, it is important not to allow interruptions in the development of technologies, and therefore Roscosmos will go into a kind of "technological overlap," said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, in the 17th issue of the Internet program "Chronicle of Russian Space. The General Manager's line".
The launch of the Soyuz rocket from the Kourou cosmodrome is expected on the night of December 2
The press service of Roscosmos clarified that "according to the time of the Guiana Space Center, it will be 21:31 on December 1"
The launch of the Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with two Galileo FOC spacecraft is scheduled for 03:31 Moscow Time on December 2 (21:31 December 1 local time). This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos.
WP called the Mask one of the most popular foreigners in Russia
American entrepreneur Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX, who dreams of conquering Mars, is one of the most popular foreign figures in the Russian Federation. This opinion is given in an article published on Saturday, November 27, in The Washington Post.
Japan launches development of reusable launch vehicle
About 30 Japanese companies will take part in the development
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will soon launch a program to develop a reusable launch vehicle. This was reported on Sunday by the Nikkei business newspaper.
Rogozin called on the whole world to be interested in space
As the head of Roscosmos noted, "miracles are born there"
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin expressed the opinion that "the whole world" should be interested in space.
A rocket engine powered by plastic garbage has successfully passed the first tests
The hybrid rocket engine of the young British company Pulsar Fusion has become the first step of an ambitious project that includes the development of its thermonuclear technology for practical use. At least, they promise to do it by 2025, and in 2027 they will already send a rocket with such an engine into space. If the venture is successful, the travel time to Mars may be reduced by half.
Roscosmos: The National Remote Sensing Center will begin its work in 2025
The Russian National Center for Remote Sensing of the Earth (Remote Sensing) from Space should begin its work in 2025. This was stated on Thursday by Valery Zaichko, Deputy Director of the Department of Navigation Space Systems of Roscosmos, at the Interdepartmental Commission on the Use of the Results of Space Activities in the Interests of Socio-economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Regions.
The names of the modules of the new Russian orbital station are revealed
Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, revealed on his Twitter account the planned names of the new modules of the promising Russian orbital service station (ROSS). According to him, they will be named after Russian regions.
The head of NASA plans to visit Russia and meet with Rogozin
Bill Nelson did not announce the date of the planned trip
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson intends to come to Moscow and hold a meeting with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. He said this in an interview with SpaceNews portal published on Wednesday.
NASA said that the Russian test of anti-satellite weapons does not affect cooperation on the ISS
The department continues to discuss with Roscosmos both the future of the station in the long term and short-term agreements, said the head of NASA Bill Nelson
Russia's test of anti-satellite weapons will not have a negative impact on the prospects for further US-Russian cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS).
Roscosmos called the start date of cross-flights from the United States to the ISS
Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, said that flights of astronauts on Crew Dragon ships and American astronauts on Soyuz will begin no earlier than the autumn of 2022.
The timing of the start of cross-flights of Russia and the United States has been named
The cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on the US Crew Dragon ships and American astronauts on the Soyuz will begin no earlier than the autumn of 2022, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs Sergey Krikalev said in an interview with TASS.
The military satellite launched from Plesetsk by the Soyuz-2.1B rocket was put into the calculated orbit
A military satellite launched on Thursday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
A fragment of the American Falcon 9 rocket passed 5 km from the ISS
There are no obstacles to the flight of the station, Roscosmos reported
A fragment of the American Falcon 9 rocket passed more than 5 km from the International Space Station, there is no threat to the ISS. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of Roscosmos.
The eyes and ears of the Russian Defense Ministry have started working in space
The military satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Roscosmos plans to complete the creation of the Earth Remote Sensing Center by 2025
Work is already underway, the state corporation reported
Roscosmos plans to complete the creation of the National Center for Remote Sensing of the Earth by 2025. This was stated on Thursday by the deputy director of the Department of Navigation space Systems of Roscosmos Valery Zaichko.
