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Specialists of the Roscosmos State Rocket Center, which is part of the Roscosmos structure.Makeev plans to present a promising launch vehicle with the name "Crown" to the public during the work of the Army-2023 forum, which starts on the 14th in Kubinka. However, so far only its layout.

Boeing Corporation's manned CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will be ready to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) in March 2024, said Mark Nappi, director of the Boeing spacecraft development program.

Colonel Khodarenok admitted that the SCALP missiles could reach the Moscow region

The APU received long-range SCALP air-to-surface missiles from France. This was stated by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. Military observer of the Newspaper.En" Mikhail Khodarenok understood what a French cruise missile is, whether it will change the course of the conflict and whether the air defense of the Russian Armed Forces will cope with it.

A new center for advanced technologies in the field of space research and threat analysis will soon open in the French city of Toulouse.

How will the method of environmental monitoring of land without sampling affect the condition of cities

Russian scientists suggest using satellite images to assess the ecological state of a particular territory. A study conducted in the Vladimir region showed that the results of such an analysis in some cases can identify contaminated areas as accurately as classical methods requiring soil sampling.

The American company Firefly Aeroscape will supply engines to the corporation

The American corporation Northrop Grumman carried out the last launch of the Antares launch vehicle, the first stage of which is equipped with Russian RD-181 engines developed by NPO Energomash. Antares will launch the Cygnus spacecraft into near-Earth orbit, which will deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).

The flight of the Cygnus unmanned spacecraft to the International Space Station was the finale of Russian-Ukrainian-American cooperation in the joint production of space rockets. The Antares carrier variant used to launch the "truck" can no longer exist. Instead, a new modification is being prepared, in which there will be no Russian engines and the first stage produced by Ukrainians.

How will the system for monitoring the movement of fragments smaller than 10 cm in orbit be arranged

Russian scientists are creating a monitoring system in the near-Earth space of debris less than 10 cm in size. Despite its small size, a collision with such an object of spacecraft almost always leads to an accident.

The company "Information Satellite Systems named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev" has developed and manufactured a new container for transporting spacecraft.

The container is equipped with engineering systems for automatically maintaining the set parameters for climatic conditions, cleanliness and mechanical loads.

In August 2023, from the Vostochny cosmodrome, the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage is planned to launch the first Luna-25 automatic station in the modern history of Russia to a natural satellite of the Earth. She will have to make a soft landing in the vicinity of the South Pole of the Moon to study the lunar regolith and exosphere.

Deputy Director of the Progress RCC Subbotin: The first launch of the Amur-LNG rocket is expected in 2028-2030.

Two new space launch vehicles are being created today in Russia to replace the well-deserved developments of the Soviet era. What is unique about the Soyuz-5 and Amur-LNG rockets, what are the difficulties of implementing these projects, and why are they extremely important for the future of Russian cosmonautics?

The second American manned and partially reusable spacecraft, the CST—100 Starliner, did not fly into orbit in April. The test mission with the crew on board once again failed, the launch was first postponed to July, and later postponed indefinitely.

Two American agencies, which are invariably associated with the most fantastic innovations, have signed a contract for the production of a nuclear rocket engine with contractors. The NASA and DARPA project now has a time frame for implementation, a dedicated budget and the names of contractors.

Guillermo Senlein, co-founder of OceanGate Expeditions, urges not to stop after the tragedy with the Titan bathyscaphe and to continue to expand the boundaries of extreme travel. He plans to send 1,000 people to live in a floating colony on Venus by 2050, writes Business Insider on July 28.

How much will it cost to send cargo to low Earth orbits

A team of designers from the Russian Federation is preparing to test a new rocket engine printed on a 3D printer. It is designed to launch geophysical rockets into the upper atmosphere and near space. Tests are scheduled for the end of August — beginning of September.

The first hearings on the existence of UFOs were held in the US Congress

The United States conducted a multi-year secret program to study unidentified flying objects (UFOs), former intelligence officer David Grash said at a congressional hearing on July 26. He said that "inhuman" remains and technologies were found in places with relevant incidents, writes The Guardian.

Within the framework of the large–scale Russia-Africa summit, a special agreement on cooperation with African countries in the field of space is expected to be signed. Moreover, Russia is even ready to create a joint orbital station with them. What other space projects with Africa are being considered and are already being created, and why might this be of key importance for Russian space?

Over the next three years, China will launch three hundred microsatellites into ultra-low Earth orbit. They will be equipped with high-resolution cameras and equipment for pre-processing information. The first test vehicle of the new grouping is already ready, its launch is scheduled for December 2023.

Civil aviation is critically dependent on satellite navigation systems. While man-made interference to them was rare and was included in advance in the notices to the flight crew, there were no serious problems. But in recent years, "jammers" have become common equipment, which leads to unpredictable difficulties for air traffic. The European Space Agency has allocated funds for the development of a special satellite system that will protect aircraft from loss of satellite navigation signal.

The Electron rocket will deliver a new generation of Acadia satellites into space. These devices will be able to receive images in conditions in which optical cameras are powerless: at night, during clouds, snow and rain.