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The Russian Federation plans to spend 629.64 billion rubles on space activities in 2022-2024
In 2023, about 209.61 billion rubles will be allocated for these purposes, according to the explanatory note to the draft budget
Russia plans to allocate about 629.64 billion rubles for the implementation of the state program "Space Activities of Russia" in 2022-2024, according to the explanatory note to the draft budget for this period, which is available to TASS.
It is planned to increase the financing of the construction of Vostochny by 14.6 billion rubles in 2023
In 2024, the volume of budget allocations under the program "Development of cosmodromes for the period 2017-2025" may be reduced by 6.79 billion rubles
Financing for the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2023 can be increased by 14.6 billion rubles, according to an explanatory note to the draft budget for this period, which is available to TASS.
NASA is reorganizing its manned program
The head of the US space agency, Bill Nelson, said that two new directorates will appear instead of one structural unit
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reorganizing its manned flight program, creating two new directorates instead of one structural unit, one of which will focus on research beyond Earth's orbit, including a flight to Mars.
The former US astronaut noted the Russian contribution to the ISS project
The crew commander of the first main expedition to the station, William Shepard, said that the ISS could not have been in orbit without the participation of Russia
The International Space Station (ISS) would not have been able to be in orbit if Russia had not participated in this project.
The Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences approved proposals for scientific research on board the Luna-25
The members of the council noted the need to use the potential of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported
The participants of the meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos and the Bureau of the RAS Council for Space, held on Tuesday by video conference, supported the program of scientific research that is planned to be carried out on board the Luna-25 automatic station. This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.
The Russian Academy of Sciences recommended that Roscosmos submit proposals for the orbital station to the Cabinet of Ministers
The Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos recommended that work on the creation of a technical project for a new orbital station be included in the Federal Space Program-2025
The Bureau of the RAS Space Council recommended that Roscosmos submit proposals to the government on the need to create a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This was reported to TASS in the press service of the state corporation.
The head of NASA plans to visit Russia in the near future
The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, announced plans to visit Russia in the near future, according to the NASA broadcast.
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Visual illustration of the process of putting a ship with Russian cosmonauts into orbit
The Soyuz family of launch vehicles, which traces its history back to the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile, has already had more than 70 years of history, and the first manned flight into space on it took place back in 1967. Nevertheless, there is no alternative to the "Unions" in the Russian cosmonautics yet, and they still put most people and cargo into orbit.
Cargo ship "Tianzhou-3" launched to the Chinese space station under construction
The Chinese launch vehicle "Changzheng-7" with the cargo spacecraft "Tianzhou-3" successfully turned on the engines and headed for the Tiangong space station under construction, the launch is broadcast by the Chinese Global Television Network (CGTN).
Musk mocked Biden for lack of reaction to SpaceX civil flight
The head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, found a humorous explanation for the silence of US President Joe Biden, who has not yet commented on the completion of the first-ever mission of a crew of space tourists.
RCC "Progress" sent two Soyuz rockets to the Kourou cosmodrome
The rockets were sent as part of the international Soyuz project at the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace
Two Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have been sent to St. Petersburg for transportation to the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" on Friday.
Matveev, adviser to the head of Roscosmos, was appointed Deputy General Director of the state corporation for capital Construction
The former deputy for capital construction, Yuri Roslyak, was removed from his post due to claims about his work
Konstantin Matveev has been appointed Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for capital Construction, the state corporation reported.
Ukraine intends to deliver its flag to the moon
Ukraine intends to deliver its national flag to the moon in 2022, Ukroboronprom reported on Friday, September 17.
The test launch of a demonstration sample of the reusable single-stage rocket engine is scheduled for October
A reusable single-stage rocket is being created in Russia with the participation of the developer of the new Sarmat ICBM, the first test launch of a demonstration sample of the propulsion system is scheduled for early October, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.
Chinese cargo spacecraft "Tianzhou-2" has freed up the docking port for a new "truck"
The Chinese cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 has docked from the rear port of the Tianhe base module of the Tiangong Space Station under construction to the front to make room for the docking of the new cargo ship Tianzhou-3, the Chinese Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported on Saturday.
Rogozin called on the owner of the Buran to transfer this ship to Baikonur
The head of Roscosmos suggested that there will be people in the city who will save a sample of the ship and its layout for posterity
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the Buran spacecraft is in a "terrible state" and called on the owner Dauren Musa to give his flight sample and layout to the city of Baikonur.
SpaceX spoke about the leisure of the Inspiration4 crew
In September, SpaceX spoke about how space tourists spent time as part of the final Inspiration4 mission on board Crew Dragon.
The landing of the SpaceX ship with a civilian crew was filmed on video
The moment of the landing in the Atlantic Ocean of the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX with the world's first crew consisting entirely of civilians was captured on video. The broadcast was conducted on the company's website.
Civil production was reconstructed at the rocket engine Building Center in Voronezh
Pilot testing of new high-tech machines has been started
Work on the reconstruction and technical re-equipment of production for the production of civilian products has been completed at the Voronezh Center for Rocket Engine Construction (VCRD). Pilot testing of new high-tech machines has begun, a representative of the press service of the center told TASS.
The National Space Center in Moscow will be protected from data leaks
The National Space Center (NCC), which is being built in the west of Moscow, will be protected from the point of view of information security, said the acting director of the Zarya Scientific and Technical Center (STC) (a structure of Roscosmos) Andrey Rebrina.