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At the end of 2022, American astronauts Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) not on the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, but on SpaceX Crew Dragon, Spaceflight Now reports.

The Agency for External Labor Migration of the country clarified that, according to the applications of Russian departments and companies, a total of 5 thousand workers are planned to be sent to the construction sites of Vostochny

Agency for External Labor Migration (AUTM) Uzbekistan, with the participation of specialized Russian companies, has already sent 1,466 Uzbek citizens to the Russian Federation, who will take part in the construction of infrastructure facilities at the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Saturday by the press secretary of the AUTM Ortikhuzha Norov.

The launch of the Japanese Epsilon light launch vehicle, which has already been canceled twice, is planned to be carried out at the end of October, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) reported.

Ultralight launch vehicles will allow the ROSCOSMOS State Corporation to save significant funds when launching light satellites. Retired colonel, military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia about this on October 9.

The US Army is invincible for five reasons, writes 19FortyFive. The American publication claims that the United States Army has "one of the deadliest arsenals in the world."

A cryogenic production site will be upgraded at the site of the Test and Refueling Complex of the Krasnoyarsk Machine-Building Plant (kRasmash) in the village of Podgorny, according to ROSCOSMOS, which includes the enterprise.

The rocket and space corporation Energia called one of the main problems the termination of the release of the element base, which existed during the development of the first modules of the Russian segment of the station.

According to the journal "Space Engineering and Technologies", a one-time and reusable version of the IRKUT is expected

The Irkut ultralight class launch vehicle (SLK launch vehicle), which is being developed at the head scientific institute of Roscosmos, will make its first flight in 2024. This is stated in the material of the magazine "Space Technology and Technologies" (the publication of the Rocket and Space Corporation "Energia").

Researchers from Australia, the UK, China and the USA have determined that the age of the lunar soil delivered to Earth by the Chang'e 5 mission is 1.96 billion years old - which indicates relatively recent volcanic activity. The scientists' article was published in the journal Science.

The Ministry of Defense of Russia has published the appearance and technical characteristics of the new Russian ultralight carrier rocket "Irkut" for space purposes. This became known on Saturday, October 9.

Problems with the supply of components due to sanctions and the closure of industrial enterprises in Ukraine may become a threat to the Russian segment (RS) of the International Space Station (ISS), experts of the rocket and space corporation Energia believe. They presented their arguments in an article published in the scientific journal "Space Engineering and Technology".

The Ukrainian satellite sIch-2-30, which is scheduled to launch in December, can be used to monitor the movements of military equipment in the Donbass and ships on the Black Sea, the head of the country's State Space Agency (SCAU), Vladimir Taftai, said in an interview with RKB-Ukraine.

In Ukraine, work is underway to launch the country's cosmonaut into orbit. This was announced on October 8 by Vladimir Taftai, head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine.

Two launches of the Angara-A5 heavy rocket and two launches of a light rocket of this class are planned to be carried out next year, Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Sergey Surovikin said.

As a TASS source in the rocket and space industry reported, the assembly of the Angara-A5 began on September 16

Two launches of the ANGARA-A5 heavy launch vehicle and two launches of its light version are planned to be carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome next year, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

At the Vostochny cosmodrome, they began testing the Marker robotic security platform. This was reported by the press service of ROSCOSMOS.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon 3 manned spacecraft, which will launch into orbit on October 30, will have to dock automatically with the International Space Station in 24 hours, NASA announced on Wednesday.

The St. Petersburg Tractor Plant will launch serial production of unmanned tractors next year. This was announced by the Cognitive Pilot company, which signed an agreement with him. Under the contract, Cognitive Pilot will equip the updated model of the Kirovets tractor with autopilot systems based on artificial intelligence.

The department noted that the module where there is a crack is isolated

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) do not record the appearance of new cracks on the body of the International Space Station (ISS), which could lead to air leaks. This was stated on Wednesday during a press conference in remote mode by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano.

ROSCOSMOS and the Android Technology company have begun testing the MARKER robotic platform at the Vostochny cosmodrome, the state corporation reports.