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A porthole was opened for the first time on the Russian module of the ISS "Nauka"
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky opened the porthole of the multi-purpose laboratory module of the International Space Station "Nauka"on Sunday, August 22. Roscosmos published the video on Tuesday, August 24.
The RD-180 engines delivered in the USA are enough to complete the tests of the Starliner - Rogozin ship
The stock of Russian RD-180 engines delivered to the United States is enough to complete the tests of the Starliner manned spacecraft, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, told Interfax.
The Luna-25 spacecraft will be sent to the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the spring of 2022
The launch is scheduled for May
The Luna-25 automatic station is scheduled to be sent to the Vostochny Cosmodrome in early-mid-spring 2022. This was announced by the first Deputy General Director - General Designer of JSC "NPO Lavochkina" Alexander Shirshakov.
The Sphere program will be sent to the government again by the end of August
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, some satellites of remote sensing of the Earth's resource ends in 2023-2024
By the end of the month, Roscosmos will again send the Sphere program to the Russian government to create a multi-satellite grouping. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
Roscosmos will recently receive 7 billion rubles to create a reserve under the Sphere program
According to the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin, in fact, the Sphere program has already begun, the Ministry of Finance began financing it formally before the adoption of the program
The first funds for the creation of a scientific and technical reserve under the Sphere program will be sent to Roscosmos in the coming days.
The Bion-M satellite number 2 can be launched on a Soyuz-5 rocket
Previously, it was assumed that the device would be launched on a Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket
The launch vehicle for the launch of the biological satellite "Bion-M" number 2 can be changed to "Soyuz-5". This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
China has launched two experimental communications satellites into orbit using a CZ-2C rocket
The launch took place from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome
The Chinese carrier rocket CZ-2C ("Changzheng-2-xi") successfully launched two experimental satellites into orbit on Tuesday. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
Roscosmos has sent proposals to the government to create an ecomonitoring group in the Russian Federation
Roscosmos has formed proposals for the creation of a group of satellites for environmental monitoring in Russia. They have already been sent to the government, the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with TASS at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
The orbit of the biological satellite "Bion-M" No. 2 can be changed
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the launch of the satellite is planned at the turn of 2023-2024
The orbit to which the biological satellite "Bion-M" No. 2 will be launched may be changed. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
Taiwan plans to build its own spaceport
For the construction of the launch pad, a site was identified in the Mudan village of Pingtong County
The administration of the island of Taiwan plans to build a launch pad for launching rockets into space. This was reported on Tuesday by the island's Central News Agency, citing the head of the space department, Wu Zongxin.
Rogozin called the time frame for resolving the issue of Russia's presence on the ISS
The issue of Russia's continued participation in the International Space Station (ISS) project should be decided in the coming months. This was announced on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station on Tuesday, August 24, by Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos state Corporation.
Rogozin said that Safronov remains his adviser
The journalist Ivan Safronov, who is under arrest in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center on charges of high treason, remains an adviser to the general director of the Roscosmos Corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Russia will fulfill its obligations to flood the ISS after the development of the station's resource - Rogozin
Russia, in case of withdrawal from the ISS project, will not abandon its obligations to organize the flooding of the station when its resource is exhausted, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The United States announced a secret space weapon against Russia
In the near future, the Pentagon will announce and demonstrate a secret space weapon, Breaking Defense reports, citing its own sources. Experts interviewed by the American publication said that in this way the United States will show Russia and China its new anti-satellite development.
Rogozin will discuss the fate of the ISS with the head of NASA
Dmitry Rogozin, the Director General of Roscosmos, and Bill Nelson, the head of NASA, will discuss the issues of extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) at a meeting in October. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the deputy head of the state corporation for international cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
Roscosmos will send two more tourists into orbit
Sergey Savelyev, Deputy General Director of the state Corporation Roscosmos for International Cooperation, told RIA Novosti that the corporation is considering the possibility of sending two tourists to the ISS on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.
The decision to include the Russian segment of the ISS in the new station will be made after the development of the draft project-Rogozin
The development of the preliminary design of the new Russian orbital station will begin this year
The decision to include the ISS modules in the new Russian orbital station will be presented based on the results of a preliminary design, the development of which will begin this year, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.
Russia has developed a new radar to ensure the safety of satellite launches
The 3K space measurement complex monitors low-orbit space objects, performing automatic detection, tracking and measurement of coordinate and non-coordinate information.
The issue of lifting sanctions against the Russian space industry will be raised at a meeting between Rogozin and the head of NASA-Roscosmos
Roscosmos plans to raise the issue of lifting sanctions against the Russian space industry at a meeting between the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, and the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, Deputy General Director of the Russian state Corporation for International Cooperation, Sergey Savelyev, told Interfax.
The Chinese rover traveled on the surface of Mars for more than 1 km
The Chinese National Space Administration reported that the rover will continue to move in the direction of the southern part of the Martian plain Utopia
The rover of the Chinese research mission "Tianwen-1" traveled on the surface of Mars for more than 1 km. This was reported on Monday by the Xinhua news Agency, citing the Chinese National Space Administration.