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SpaceX spoke about the leisure of the Inspiration4 crew
In September, SpaceX spoke about how space tourists spent time as part of the final Inspiration4 mission on board Crew Dragon.
The landing of the SpaceX ship with a civilian crew was filmed on video
The moment of the landing in the Atlantic Ocean of the Crew Dragon spacecraft of the American company SpaceX with the world's first crew consisting entirely of civilians was captured on video. The broadcast was conducted on the company's website.
Civil production was reconstructed at the rocket engine Building Center in Voronezh
Pilot testing of new high-tech machines has been started
Work on the reconstruction and technical re-equipment of production for the production of civilian products has been completed at the Voronezh Center for Rocket Engine Construction (VCRD). Pilot testing of new high-tech machines has begun, a representative of the press service of the center told TASS.
The test launch of a demonstration sample of the reusable single-stage rocket engine is scheduled for October
A reusable single-stage rocket is being created in Russia with the participation of the developer of the new Sarmat ICBM, the first test launch of a demonstration sample of the propulsion system is scheduled for early October, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.
Rogozin called on the owner of the Buran to transfer this ship to Baikonur
The head of Roscosmos suggested that there will be people in the city who will save a sample of the ship and its layout for posterity
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the Buran spacecraft is in a "terrible state" and called on the owner Dauren Musa to give his flight sample and layout to the city of Baikonur.
Chinese cargo spacecraft "Tianzhou-2" has freed up the docking port for a new "truck"
The Chinese cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-2 has docked from the rear port of the Tianhe base module of the Tiangong Space Station under construction to the front to make room for the docking of the new cargo ship Tianzhou-3, the Chinese Manned Space Agency (CMSA) reported on Saturday.
Ukraine intends to deliver its flag to the moon
Ukraine intends to deliver its national flag to the moon in 2022, Ukroboronprom reported on Friday, September 17.
JSC "GLONASS" will take part in an experiment on the movement of highly automated vehicles on the Central Ring Road
GLONASS JSC will participate in the launch of innovative services for vehicles connected to the road infrastructure on the A-113 Central Ring Road (CCAD), the company's press service reports.
Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on the creation of a complex for Soyuz-5 launches
The parties are starting to reconstruct the launch and technical complexes of the Zenit rocket for their modernization within the framework of the Baiterek project, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said
The Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (part of Roscosmos) and Basis construction LLP (Kazakhstan) signed an agreement to create a complex for launching the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle at Baikonur. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The Russian government has allocated 4 billion rubles for the creation of a launch vehicle and a manned Soyuz spacecraft
Glavkosmos is an operator in the field of space tourism
The Russian government will allocate more than 4 billion rubles to Roscosmos to create a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle by 2024.1a" and the Soyuz MS ship in the interests of Glavkosmos.
The assembly of the Angara rocket began at Plesetsk to prepare for flight tests
A TASS source in the rocket and space industry previously reported that a train with an Angara-A5 carrier rocket arrived in Plesetsk before continuing flight tests
The assembly of the heavy launch vehicle "Angara-A5" was launched at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
The Russian-European rover is preparing to drill the Red Planet
A mock-up of the Rosalind Franklin rover of the Russian-European ExoMars-2022 mission extracted soil from a depth of 1.7 meters during tests, Roscosmos reported, citing materials from the European Space Agency (ESA).
Japan's Synspective has signed a contract to launch a second satellite from the Vostochny cosmodrome
In mid-2022, the company intends to launch its StriX-1 radar satellite from the Russian cosmodrome to create a grouping of devices in orbit to monitor natural disaster zones.
The Soyuz MS-19 crew seats will be moved to another ship the next day after docking
To send astronauts to the station, individual lodgments are cast, as well as special loads are used that ensure the correct alignment of the ship
The lodgements (chairs for high loads, which are made individually) of the film crew of the film " Challenge "on the next day after docking with the ISS will be moved from the Soyuz MS-19 to the ship in which the film crew will return to Earth. This was announced by cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov during an online conference in TASS.
The CSTO is against the militarization of outer space
The declaration adopted following the results of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held in Dushanbe states that the organization's member countries "will continue joint efforts to prevent an arms race in outer space and preserve it for peaceful purposes."
NASA postponed the launch of the remote sensing satellite Landsat 9
The launch of the Atlas V launch vehicle with a satellite was postponed to September 27
The launch of the next - already the ninth - Earth remote sensing satellite from the Landsat series has been postponed from September 23 to 27. This was announced on Wednesday on its website by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The Progress MS-17 space truck will be re-connected to the Nauka module in October
The undocking of the Progress MS-17 transport cargo ship from the Poisk module is scheduled for October 23, after two days of autonomous flight, the truck will be re-connected to the Nauka module, Roscosmos reported.
The record for the number of people in low-Earth orbit has been broken
A new record for the number of people who are simultaneously in low-Earth orbit was set on Thursday, September 16. Currently, there are 14 people in orbit.
Glavkosmos assessed the future of tourist flights into space
In the next 15-20 years, orbital flights of tourists are unlikely to become mass due to the high cost. This was announced on September 16 by the general director of Glavkosmos, Dmitry Loskutov.
The Russian-European ExoMars spacecraft will be able to drill on Mars to a record depth
A mock-up of the Rosalind Franklin rover of the Russian-European ExoMars-2022 mission extracted soil from a depth of 1.7 meters during tests, Roscosmos reported, citing materials from the European Space Agency (ESA).