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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.

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.

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.

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".

China has the opportunity to quietly disable enemy satellites. October 23, portal scmp.com He reported that Hunan Defense Polytechnic Institute has developed a new type of space weapon.

The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, previously said that the pilots saw some flying objects, but do not know what they are

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said that humanity often encounters objects and phenomena that cannot be explained from the point of view of modern science.

NASA Director Bill Nelson admitted the possibility of the existence of aliens. At the same time, he expressed the hope that unidentified flying objects (UFOs) do not appear as a result of the actions of some enemy on the Ground.

The State Corporation will also present a mock-up of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module

Roscosmos will present its exposition at the 72nd International Astronautical Congress in Dubai (UAE), where for the first time abroad it will show a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", as well as a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the transport and energy module (TEM). This was reported on Sunday in the press service of Roscosmos.

Chinese military researchers have created and tested a robotic device that places a small amount of explosives into the nozzle of a satellite engine and detonates it at the right time. According to the South China Morning Post, it can stay inside the satellite for a long time and disconnect from it if necessary.

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 Ariane-5 heavy launch vehicle of the European Space Agency (ESA) successfully launched two communications satellites into orbit on Sunday, the French operator Arianespace reported.

The launch was carried out using a CZ-3B rocket from the Xichang Cosmodrome in Sichuan Province

China on Sunday successfully launched the Shijian-21 satellite into orbit to test technologies for protecting spacecraft from debris in near-Earth space. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

The first unpiloted test flight of the Space Launch System (SLS) launch vehicle and the Orion spacecraft to the Moon orbit under the Artemis program is scheduled for February 2022, its head, NASA representative Mike Sarafin, said during a teleconference dedicated to the Artemis-1 mission.

The American company Blue Origin, which is a competitor to SpaceX, is considering participating in a competition of the US Department of Defense, which provides for the possibility of using spacecraft instead of aircraft to deliver military cargo around the planet, SpaceNews reports.

NASA has set the nearest launch date for the superheavy Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft to the Moon on February 12, 2022, Spaceflight Now reports.

Damaged in the South China Sea, the Connecticut Seawolf-type nuclear submarine of the US Navy (Navy) was captured on a picture of the Planet Labs spacecraft. The corresponding photo was shown by the publication The Drive.

The American aerospace company SpaceX has conducted fire tests of a Raptor rocket engine designed to operate in the vacuum of space, ArsTechnica reports.

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has planned to place an experimental nuclear reactor at the Eilson base in Alaska by 2027, The Drive reports.

Conducting manned launches of Soyuz MS spacecraft on medium-sized Soyuz-ST rockets from Kourou will not require modification of the carrier. Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), called TASS the condition for launching with a crew from the cosmodrome in French Guiana.