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Surgical operations have been performed on the ISS
The experiment on carrying out a surgical operation on board the International Space Station (ISS) was carried out by the Russian crew, including the crew of the film "The Challenge". This is reported by Interfax with reference to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Russia has assembled the launch table of the Angara launch pad at the Vostochny cosmodrome
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the launch table for the Angara rocket on Vostochny has been successfully assembled. The first launch of this type of carrier from the cosmodrome was scheduled for 2023.
"Ingenuity" solved the problem with the skew machine
The Mars helicopter "Ingenuity" made its fourteenth flight, thus confirming that the problem with the skew machine has been eliminated. During the flight, the propellers were unscrewed more than before — this means that the drone is able to fly at a lower atmospheric density, NASA tweeted.
The Russian university will take part in the creation of the first space satellite of Nicaragua
This satellite can be launched in 2022
Kursk Southwestern State University will take part in the work on the first space satellite of Nicaragua, which can be launched in 2022. This was reported on Wednesday by the Nicaraguan government portal El 19 Digital with reference to Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, who is now in the republic.
Musk announced his intention to invest in a mission to deliver a man to Mars
So the head of Tesla and SpaceX responded to the publication that in the event of the introduction of the "tax for billionaires" promoted by the US Democrats, the payments of Elon Musk and the head of Amazon and Blue Origin Jeff Bezos would be enough to finance a mission to land a man on Mars.
The Board of Directors of Energia approved the conclusion of a contract for the manufacture of the Soyuz spacecraft
The transaction price will be 2.79 billion rubles
The Board of Directors of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia during the meeting approved the conclusion of a deal with Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) for the manufacture of the Soyuz MS manned spacecraft, according to the information disclosure website.
ESA discusses the possibility of participating in the Russian-Chinese lunar station
Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, and Zhang Kejian, head of the Chinese National Space Administration, signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation on behalf of the governments in the field of creating an International Scientific Lunar Station.
Roscosmos plans to launch an anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid" into orbit in 2024
Approval of its final appearance is scheduled for 2022-2023
An experiment to put an anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid" into orbit is planned to be carried out in 2024. This was reported to TASS by a representative of the Cosmonaut Training Center on the sidelines of the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai.
In the USA, the flight time of the Russian cosmonaut on Crew Dragon was called
For the first time, a Russian cosmonaut will be able to fly on the American SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) in the second half of 2022, SpaceNews writes.
China has launched an Earth remote sensing satellite into orbit
This launch was the 12th in a row for the Kuaizhou-1A series launch vehicles
China on Wednesday launched the Earth remote sensing satellite Jilin-1 Gaofen 02F into orbit. This was reported by China Central Television.
The launch of the Berth module was scheduled for the afternoon of November 24
Roscosmos reported that the docking of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with this module to the multipurpose laboratory module Nauka is scheduled for November 26
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for the afternoon of November 24. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Roscosmos.
Rogozin urged countries to share technologies with each other
According to the head of Roscosmos, it is easier to solve large space projects together
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, believes that it is useful for countries to share technologies with each other.
The Russian state operator is ready to provide Argentina with the services of the Express-AM8 communication satellite
The Deputy General Director of the company noted that the uniqueness of this spacecraft is that it is possible to make intercontinental traffic transfers from the European zone to South America and vice versa
The state operator "Space Communications" is ready to offer Argentina the services of the Express-AM8 communication satellite. This was announced on Wednesday by the deputy general director of the company Evgeny Buidinov.
Glavkosmos has signed an agreement with four space tourists
On Wednesday, October 27, Glavkosmos signed an agreement with four space tourists who will fly on Soyuz spacecraft in 2024. This was announced by the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov at the International Astronautical Congress IAC-2021 in Dubai.
The timing of the creation of a prototype of the Russian reusable winged stage "Krylo-SV" has been announced
Russian specialists should create a prototype of the Kryl-SV at the end of next year. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Hubble telescope switched to safe mode due to communication problems - NASA
The Hubble Space Telescope has been put into safe mode due to problems with internal communication, NASA announced on Twitter on Tuesday.
Russia believes that the 1967 Outer Space Treaty is applicable to the resources of the Moon
Representative of the Russian Mission to the UN Gloria Agaronova supported "a comprehensive discussion of the topic of exploration and use of space resources within the framework of the General Assembly"
Russia proceeds from the fact that the principles and norms of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty are fully applicable to the resources of the Moon and other celestial bodies.
The Odyssey VR-reality system for training astronauts will be put into operation in November
At the moment, a new multifunctional laboratory module "Science" has not been drawn in the simulator, but its model will appear in the near future, said Dmitry Akhmedov, a leading engineer at RSC Energia.
Astronauts will work out a spacewalk in virtual reality
The Odyssey Virtual Reality System Developed by the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos), it will be used for spacewalk training from November. This was reported on October 26 by TASS with reference to the leading engineer of Energia Dmitry Akhmedov.
Japan has launched a new satellite for its own positioning system
The Michibiki spacecraft should replace the very first satellite from a similar series, launched into orbit back in 2010
The Japanese company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries on Tuesday launched the H-2A launch vehicle with a new satellite for the global positioning system. A live broadcast of the launch from the Tanegashima cosmodrome in southwestern Kagoshima Prefecture was conducted on the corporation's website.
