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ThrustMe startup has reported on the first ever flight of a satellite equipped with an iodine ion engine. Many spacecraft use ion electric rocket engines, which are characterized by very weak thrust, but they consume fuel so economically that some can serve for years without interruption.

Lloyd Austin noted that he would urge Russia and all other countries to behave responsibly in this regard

The United States is concerned about the militarization of outer space and wants to see all countries behave responsibly in this matter. This was stated at a briefing on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

The CEO of Roscosmos noted that he held a meeting with the NASA delegation, and later spoke with the head of the department Bill Nelson

Nothing threatens the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and its work. This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Josef Aschbacher also noted that the formation of debris creates risks for astronauts of the European Space Agency

The head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, noted that space debris poses a danger to all satellites in orbit. Ashbacher's statement was published on Wednesday evening on the ESA website.

Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M heavy launch vehicle with the Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 telecommunications satellites from December 6 to 12. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

Representatives of the Lavochkin Scientific and Production Association at the Dubai Airshow-2021 International Aerospace Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates met with potential customers of the company's products and services, Roscosmos reported on Thursday.

The first stage of the Electron rocket, launched on Thursday from New Zealand into orbit with two Earth remote sensing satellites of the American geospatial intelligence company BlackSky, successfully landed in the Pacific Ocean with the help of a parachute system, the Rocket Lab carrier development company reported.

Northrop Grumman Corporation and its partners have shown the appearance of a rover that they want to use to study the Moon. It is planned to deliver it to the surface of the Earth satellite as part of the Artemis program.

The Japanese company Honda has tested the second prototype of an AWV unmanned work vehicle in New Mexico. It looks like a small truck without a top. AWV can carry up to 399 kilograms, travel up to 45 kilometers and work up to six hours on a single charge.

The test, as a result of which the inactive Russian spacecraft "Tselina-D" was hit, is not directed against anyone, the fragments formed during it do not pose a threat to space activities, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The Russian Federation has questions about the X-37B space drone

The United States is pursuing a course on the use of space for conducting combat operations, testing the latest shock-combat equipment, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.

The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, expressed concern about the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS). Nelson said this on Tuesday, November 16.

The last member of the fourth crew was American Jessica Watkins

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) named on Tuesday the last member of the fourth crew who will travel on the Crew Dragon ship of the American company SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) next spring, they became American Jessica Watkins.

The crew members of the International Space Station were also exposed to danger, stressed Thierry Breton

The resulting fragments of the non-operational satellite "Tselina-D" after its destruction during the tests conducted by Russia may pose a threat to the activities of the European Union in space. This statement was made on Tuesday by the European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton.

The Indian spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 (CH2O), which is in lunar orbit, performed an evasion maneuver that allowed avoiding a rendezvous with the American Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) probe, the Indian Space Research Organization reports.

The state Corporation Roscosmos and NASA have reached an agreement in principle on the resumption of "cross-over" flights, the text of the agreement is being agreed in the government of the Russian Federation, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs Sergey Krikalev told Interfax on Wednesday.

According to the head of the state corporation, this kind of information is of great value - it is needed to assess possible damage and understand the events that have occurred

Roscosmos has prepared photos of the port of Beirut from space, despite the fact that it has not received an official request. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin before signing a memorandum of cooperation between TASS and Roscosmos, implying the creation of an agency office on the International Space Station.

The Cosmonaut Training Center has selected four candidates to prepare for flights on the American Crew Dragon manned spacecraft. This was announced on Wednesday, November 17, by the head of the Center Maxim Kharlamov.

The design will be financed under the state defense order

The development of a draft design for a new Russian orbital station will begin in 2022, it will take about a year and a half, Alexander Bloshenko, executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science, told Interfax.

During the year, he was searched for more than 243 thousand times

The Cambridge English Dictionary named "perseverance" the word of 2021 in honor of the Mars rover of the same name, which, as part of the mission of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was taken to the Jezero crater on Mars to search for life on the Red Planet.