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Representatives of the United States at a meeting with the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin talked about the possibility of extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) for a period up to 2030. This was told by Rogozin himself on Tuesday, October 26.

The head of Roscosmos stressed that the Russian and Chinese sides have full mutual understanding regarding the deployment stages of the lunar scientific station

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, plans to meet with the head of the Chinese National Space Administration, Zhang Kejiang, by the end of the year. The head of Roscosmos said this at a briefing on Tuesday.

The platform is a set of on-board service systems and structural elements designed for the development of small satellites in CubeSat 6U formats

Sputnix presented a new nanosatellite platform at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.

According to the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin, Russian and American cosmonauts will be able to swap ships

Roscosmos and NASA have started a substantive discussion on the composition of crews for cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on American ships and US astronauts on Soyuz. This was announced on Tuesday at a briefing by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

The parties held talks within the framework of the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin discussed with a NASA representative during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the possibility of docking the Russian ship "Eagle" to the promising American lunar station.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the finish line is ahead from the point of view of the station's operation

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin does not believe that the International Space Station (ISS) will last until 2030.

Russia will move part of the planned rocket launches to the French Kourou cosmodrome. Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said this at a briefing on October 26.

According to the statement of the head of "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin, the timing of the tests of the ship "Eagle" may be revised. The reason is the absence of a superheavy rocket.

Roscosmos will present an exposition at the congress, where visitors will see a new model of the Nauka module, a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the TEM transport and energy module

TASS, October 25. The International Astronautical Congress opens on October 25 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the event is being held in an Arab country for the first time. Roscosmos will present its exposition at the congress, where visitors will be able to see a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", a model of the orbital complex "Zeus" and the transport and energy module "TEM".

Russia plans to launch a Space Monitoring System (SCCP) into space, the development of an appropriate satellite constellation is underway, the general designer of the SCCP (IAC Vimpel Corporation, Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region) said in an interview with Interfax Vitaly Goryuchkin.

Chinese scientists have developed a method for secretly disabling spacecraft. To do this, it is planned to place small explosive charges in the nozzles of their engines. The consequences of triggering these bombs will look like malfunctions of the engines themselves, according to an article published by Professor Sun Yongzhong from the Polytechnic Institute of Defense Industry. Excerpts of the work are cited by the South China Morning Post.

The representative of the Cosmonaut Training Center explained that the kit was created in preparation for the experiment on putting an anthropomorphic robot into orbit

The Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC) for the first time abroad presented at the Roscosmos stand at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai a means for preparing astronauts to control an anthropomorphic robot.

Visitors can use virtual glasses and special manipulators to imagine themselves as an astronaut who went into outer space

The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos) presented at the Roscosmos stand at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai the Odyssey virtual reality system, with which visitors have the opportunity to feel like an astronaut working in outer space on the ISS.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the topic of cross-flights may be raised during negotiations with NASA

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, expressed the opinion that the Crew Dragon ships of Elon Musk's SpaceX company have gained enough experience so that Russian cosmonauts can fly on them as part of cross-flights.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the "Sphere" will include communication groups "Yamal", "Express-RV", "Express", "Skif" and "IoT Marathon"

The Sphere program will include five satellite groupings providing telecom services, and five more - surveillance. This was announced on Monday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin noted that the technology used by SpaceX is not suitable for Russia

A prototype of the reusable cruise stage of the Krylo-SV light-class rocket will be created at the end of 2022, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Monday at a press conference at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.

The cargo ship was in free flight for more than a day, moving away from the station by almost 200 km and getting closer again

The docking node of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" on the ISS is ready to receive the new node module "Berth". This was announced on Monday by cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, who is now on board the station.

The station should be operational between 2025 and 2030

American companies Blue Origin and Sierra Space have announced plans to build a commercial space station. The corresponding statement was posted on the companies' website on Monday.

The station will consist of an inflatable living module, a docking module, a propulsion compartment, a robotic manipulator and a laboratory

The first independent commercial space station can be created by 2027. The corresponding statement was published on Thursday on the website of the American corporation Lockheed Martin.

The Chinese Zhuzhong rover and the Tianwen-1 probe resumed their work on Mars after half a month of being in "sleep mode," the Chinese Lunar Program said in a statement.