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A planetoid from China spent 1,000 days on the moon
On September 29, 2021, exactly 1,000 days have passed since the planetoid appeared on the Earth's natural satellite, passing over 839 meters on the surface of the Moon.
NASA is discussing with Roscosmos the possibility of a Russian cosmonaut flying on Crew Dragon
NASA is preparing an agreement with Roscosmos on cross-flights, a Russian cosmonaut can fly on an American ship in the fall of 2022, said Joel Montalbano, head of NASA's ISS program.
NASA astronauts managed to grow pepper on the ISS
Scientists noted that the growth of vegetables on the ISS turned out to be less significant than those grown on earth
For the first time, US astronauts were able to grow peppers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment that began on July 12. This was announced on Tuesday by the Space Center. John F. Kennedy of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in his Twitter.
NASA to test Earth's protection from asteroids
The DART spacecraft will have to separate from the rocket and reach the Didymus-dImorph double asteroid in the fall of 2022, collide with the smaller of them - Dimorph, and change its orbit
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will test the protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids for the first time.
Three Russian-made toilets are now operating on the ISS
A second toilet has been launched on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), it is deployed in the new NAUKA module, which docked to the ISS in July.
This became known from the crew's negotiations with Earth, which are broadcast by NASA.
"I am ready to test in combat conditions," cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky said after completing the connection of the toilet in the new module.
The terms of rehabilitation of Peresild and Shipenko after the flight to the ISS will depend on their organisms
According to the Cosmonaut Training Center, as a rule, after short flights, rehabilitation takes seven days
The terms of rehabilitation after short flights into space are usually seven days, for actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, they will depend on their well-being. This was reported to TASS at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).
Rogozin called the launch dates of the LUNA-25 station
The Luna-25 automatic station will be launched in July 2022. This was announced on October 5 by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
The launch of the LUNA-25 automatic station is scheduled for July 2022
The station will be the first domestic device in modern Russia on a natural satellite of the Earth
The LUNA-25 automatic station will be launched in July, and the Russian-European ExoMars mission will be launched in September next year. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the air of Channel One.
The UAE has announced the launch of a Venus exploration program
The launch of the spacecraft is scheduled for 2028
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a space program to explore Venus and the asteroid belt. This was written on Twitter by the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Rogozin called the reason for the transition to manual control of the SOYUZ MS-19
The transition to manual control was required by the commander of the SOYUZ MS-19 due to a malfunction in the KURS docking system on the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Tuesday, October 5, by the head of ROSCOSMOS Dmitry Rogozin.
The medical module may appear on the future Russian orbital station
In April, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that the state of the ISS leaves much to be desired, so the Russian Federation can focus on creating its own orbital station
The medical module can be included in a promising Russian orbital service station. This was announced on Tuesday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The UAE will launch a spacecraft to explore seven asteroids in 2028
The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of its first asteroid exploration program, under which an interplanetary vehicle will be launched in 2028. In five years, he must fly around Venus and visit seven asteroids of the Main Belt, one of which he will land on, The National News reports.
NASA has completed the design of the Nancy Grace Roman space Telescope
NASA has completed design and development work on the creation of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope, according to the agency's website.
The Russian orbital grouping includes more than 160 satellites - Chief of Staff of the Titov GICC
The orbital grouping of the Russian Federation currently consists of more than 160 spacecraft (spacecraft), said Colonel Roman Vinokurov, Chief of Staff of the Main Test Space Center (GICC) named after G.S. Titov.
In 2021, the Russian military controlled the launch of almost 1.5 thousand spacecraft into orbit
More than 1,450 spacecraft were launched into orbit in 2021 under the control of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
The Russian Defense Ministry launched four missiles with military satellites and one ICBM from Plesetsk this year
In 2021, four launches of sOyuz-2 rockets with military satellites and the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile were carried out at the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Space forces have detected more than 110 rocket launches around the world since the beginning of the year
The Russian space forces have detected more than 110 launches of foreign and domestic ballistic missiles and space rockets since the beginning of 2021, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
Russia will have 12 new complexes for detecting space objects by 2025
A dozen new complexes operating on various principles will appear in Russia until 2025 to control space objects, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.
About 50 scientific developments of new generation systems for space forces are conducted in Russia
Promising weapons samples will be used in the re-equipment of formations and military units of the space forces
About 50 research and development works on the creation of a new generation of systems and complexes for space forces in the near future are being carried out in Russia. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The USA decided to create a prototype of the Space Intelligence Center
The U.S. Space Force has established an intelligence analysis team at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. This was reported on October 4 by the SpaceNews portal with reference to the documents.