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NPO ISKRA discussed with GAZPROM the creation of satellites for monitoring the gas supply system
As specified in the scientific and production association, such cooperation will solve the problem of environmental protection
The ISKRA Scientific and Production Association (NGO) (part of Roscosmos) discussed at a meeting on the introduction of innovative and high-tech products in Gazprom PJSC a project to create a constellation of satellites for monitoring objects of a Unified gas supply system. This was reported to TASS by the NGO's press service on Tuesday.
"Exotic" fragments were found in the lunar soil
Scientists from China, Germany and the USA found fragments with an "exotic" chemical composition in the samples of lunar soil delivered by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft. The results of the preliminary soil analysis were presented by scientists at the European Congress on Planetary Sciences.
The Russian Federation has developed a way to assemble a satellite with wireless charging of modules in space
The assembly method was developed by the head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash has developed a method for assembling a satellite with wireless charging from composite modules in orbit. This is stated in the patent application, registered in September 2021 (available to TASS).
ZENIT rocket stages topped the list of space debris
An international group of scientists has compiled a list of the 50 most dangerous objects in low Earth orbit. The first 20 lines are occupied by the spent second stages of the Zenit-2 launch vehicles assembled in Ukraine. This was reported on September 28 by RIA Novosti with reference to an article by specialists.
Blue Origin announced on October 12 the second suborbital flight with space tourists on the New Shepard rocket
The American private aerospace company Blue Origin announced a new manned suborbital flight of four tourists on a New Shepard rocket, it is planned for October 12, according to the company's website on Monday.
Blue Origin has named two of the four tourists who will fly into space in October
During the next launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, Chris Boshuizen, Glen Devries and two other unknown space tourists will be on board. According to some reports, among them is the actor William Shatner, known for the TV series Star Trek.
The Chinese have built a prototype of an armed reconnaissance drone
The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has built a prototype of the CH-6 armed reconnaissance drone. According to Janes, the aircraft will be shown at the Zhuhai Air Show. The CH-6 is a medium-altitude vehicle capable of flying long distances at subsonic speeds.
Roscosmos has published the composition of the future Russian orbital station
Roscosmos first published the composition of the future Russian orbital station on the public procurement website on Thursday, September 23. According to the document, the state corporation has allocated funding for the development of requirements for it and its seven modules in the amount of 1.735 billion rubles.
China has launched a remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 series into orbit
As the Central Television of China reports, the device has been successfully launched into a given orbit
China on Monday launched the remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 HR-02D series. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
Proton-M launch vehicle delivered to Baikonur
Two Express communication satellites, Express-AMU3 and Express - AMU7, are planned to be sent into orbit on Proton-M
The train that transported the Proton-M carrier rocket arrived at the Tyuratam station (a station near the Baikonur cosmodrome). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
NASA transfers work to the Box cloud service
The government organization NASA, following a number of other American federal structures, officially entrusted its documents and communication systems to Box. Cloud technologies and storage will be used to process almost all the agency's working documentation. This was done primarily to ensure reliable remote work of 18,000 employees scattered throughout the United States.
In the United States, technologies for creating reusable strike aerospace systems are being worked out
Yan Novikov, General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, believes that the United States is working on technologies for creating reusable combat orbiters capable of delivering covert strikes from space.
The production of the first satellite of the Skif system has begun in Russia
The production of the first satellite of the new Russian space group "Skif" for providing broadband Internet access has begun. This is stated on September 24 on the channel of the satellite-building enterprise "Information satellite Systems" named after Reshetnev " in YouTube.
Space Adventures is thinking of offering space tourists a flyby of the Moon
According to the representative of the company Sergey Kostenko, this is a difficult issue that will require further development of the ship
The company Space Adventures, which promotes space tourism on the Russian "Soyuz", plans to offer customers a flyby of the Moon. This was announced to journalists on Sunday by the head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
Space Adventures has found customers who are ready to fly to the ISS and go into outer space
The company said that the flight is planned for 2023 or 2024
The Space Adventures company is negotiating with potential space tourists who are ready to fly to the ISS on the Soyuz and go into outer space. This was announced to journalists on Sunday by the head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
The cost of a space tourist flight on the Soyuz is about $50 million
According to the company Space Adventures, a space tourist who is the first among non-professional participants of the flight to go into outer space will pay several million dollars more.
A space tourist preferred the Soyuz to Elon Musk's ship because of its reliability
One of the potential space tourists doubted the reliability of Elon Musk's ship and preferred to fly into space on the Russian Soyuz . This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Rogozin praised Russia's launch of a competitor to Starlink and OneWeb
The launch of the first satellite of the Skif system will allow Russia to consolidate its orbital position. Thus, the general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, appreciated the importance of launching the Skif-D spacecraft on Twitter.
Starlink will replace GPS and GLONASS
The Starlink global Internet system can be used as a replacement for the Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), according to the Ohio State University, citing a study aimed at publication in the journal IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems.
The dismissed employee revealed the problems of Virgin Galactic
The dismissed director of flight tests of Virgin Galactic, Mark Stuckey, revealed the company's problems. According to him, the pilot's error, and not a strong wind, led to the deviation from the original course of the Unity suborbital spacecraft, on board of which was the British billionaire Richard Branson, writes Parabolic Arc.