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The crew of the Russian segment of the ISS is testing and integrating a robot manipulator
Specialists are working on activating the manipulator control and integrating software into the station control system
Cosmonauts of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are working on testing and activating the control systems of the ERA robot manipulator placed on the outer surface of the Nauka laboratory module. This was reported on Wednesday in Roscosmos.
Roscosmos has created a new AFAR APM for high-speed orbital radio lines
The Russian Space Systems Holding Company (RKS), part of the state Corporation Roscosmos, announced the development of a next-generation active phased array (AFAR) receiving and transmitting module. The solution opens the way to the deployment of high-speed orbital radio lines.
NASA: the VIPER lunar rover will try to find water on the western outskirts of the Nobile crater
The head of the planetary division of the department, Lori Glaze, noted that this region for landing was not only the most interesting from the point of view of science, but also the most convenient from the point of view of maintaining communication with the Earth.
A Russian private company plans to send satellites into orbit in early 2022
We are talking about small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of vessels
Sputnix (a resident of Skolkovo) plans to launch small spacecraft under the Space-Pi program, including for automatic identification of ships (AIS), in the first quarter of next year. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.
NASA has identified the landing site of the VIPER rover on the Moon in 2023
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the landing site of the VIPER rover on the Lunar surface in 2023, according to the office's website.
Rogozin believes that cooperation between Roscosmos and SpaceX is hardly possible
According to the head of Roscosmos, SpaceX is trying to squeeze the Russian state corporation out of the space launch market, using various tools, including dumping
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin ruled out direct cooperation between Roscosmos organizations and Elon Musk's company SpaceX.
Roscosmos plans to protect the nuclear space energy project in the Cabinet of Ministers by 2022
It includes the project of the nuclear tug "Zeus", said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin
Roscosmos expects to protect the project on nuclear space energy, which includes the project of the Zeus nuclear tug, in the government of the Russian Federation by the end of the year. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin said that the fate of the "Sea Launch" will be determined in the near future
The head of Roscosmos noted that it is planned to adapt the floating spaceport for the launches of promising Soyuz-5 launch vehicles
The future of the floating spaceport "Sea Launch" should be determined in the near future. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Tuesday during the scientific and practical conference "Orbit of Youth".
Rogozin accused SpaceX of squeezing Roscosmos out of the market
The American company SpaceX, headed by Elon Musk, is squeezing Roscosmos enterprises out of the international space services market, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The Russian Federation plans to spend 629.64 billion rubles on space activities in 2022-2024
In 2023, about 209.61 billion rubles will be allocated for these purposes, according to the explanatory note to the draft budget
Russia plans to allocate about 629.64 billion rubles for the implementation of the state program "Space Activities of Russia" in 2022-2024, according to the explanatory note to the draft budget for this period, which is available to TASS.
It is planned to increase the financing of the construction of Vostochny by 14.6 billion rubles in 2023
In 2024, the volume of budget allocations under the program "Development of cosmodromes for the period 2017-2025" may be reduced by 6.79 billion rubles
Financing for the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2023 can be increased by 14.6 billion rubles, according to an explanatory note to the draft budget for this period, which is available to TASS.
NASA is reorganizing its manned program
The head of the US space agency, Bill Nelson, said that two new directorates will appear instead of one structural unit
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is reorganizing its manned flight program, creating two new directorates instead of one structural unit, one of which will focus on research beyond Earth's orbit, including a flight to Mars.
The former US astronaut noted the Russian contribution to the ISS project
The crew commander of the first main expedition to the station, William Shepard, said that the ISS could not have been in orbit without the participation of Russia
The International Space Station (ISS) would not have been able to be in orbit if Russia had not participated in this project.
The Space Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences approved proposals for scientific research on board the Luna-25
The members of the council noted the need to use the potential of the Vostochny cosmodrome, Roscosmos reported
The participants of the meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos and the Bureau of the RAS Council for Space, held on Tuesday by video conference, supported the program of scientific research that is planned to be carried out on board the Luna-25 automatic station. This was reported to TASS in the state corporation.
The Russian Academy of Sciences recommended that Roscosmos submit proposals for the orbital station to the Cabinet of Ministers
The Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos recommended that work on the creation of a technical project for a new orbital station be included in the Federal Space Program-2025
The Bureau of the RAS Space Council recommended that Roscosmos submit proposals to the government on the need to create a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This was reported to TASS in the press service of the state corporation.
The head of NASA plans to visit Russia in the near future
The administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, announced plans to visit Russia in the near future, according to the NASA broadcast.
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Visual illustration of the process of putting a ship with Russian cosmonauts into orbit
The Soyuz family of launch vehicles, which traces its history back to the R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile, has already had more than 70 years of history, and the first manned flight into space on it took place back in 1967. Nevertheless, there is no alternative to the "Unions" in the Russian cosmonautics yet, and they still put most people and cargo into orbit.
Cargo ship "Tianzhou-3" launched to the Chinese space station under construction
The Chinese launch vehicle "Changzheng-7" with the cargo spacecraft "Tianzhou-3" successfully turned on the engines and headed for the Tiangong space station under construction, the launch is broadcast by the Chinese Global Television Network (CGTN).
Musk mocked Biden for lack of reaction to SpaceX civil flight
The head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, found a humorous explanation for the silence of US President Joe Biden, who has not yet commented on the completion of the first-ever mission of a crew of space tourists.
RCC "Progress" sent two Soyuz rockets to the Kourou cosmodrome
The rockets were sent as part of the international Soyuz project at the Guiana Space Center, which is operated by the European launch services provider Arianespace
Two Soyuz-ST launch vehicles have been sent to St. Petersburg for transportation to the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" on Friday.
