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China has successfully launched an experimental communications satellite
This launch was the 386th launch for the Changzheng series launch vehicles
China has launched an experimental communications satellite using the Changzheng-3-bi launch vehicle (CZ-3B, Long March-3B). This was reported on Wednesday by the Central Television of China.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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".
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 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".
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 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.
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.
US Congressmen are dissatisfied with the failures of NASA in the development of new spacesuits
$420 million has already been spent on the program
A number of members of the House of Representatives of the US Congress expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the US space agency delayed the creation of new spacesuits that should be used for flights to the Moon and Mars. This was reported on Monday by the UPI news agency, in an interview with which the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Don Bayer, said that he intends to hold hearings in order to get explanations from the leadership of NASA.
Rosatom has planned an experiment with space laser communication for 2024
One device will stand on the Progress, the second-on the ISS, and the communication procedure will be worked out between them
The creation of a prototype of equipment for space laser communication is planned to be completed at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center - the All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEF, Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, part of the Rosatom state Corporation) by 2024. This was reported on Monday by the newspaper "Strana Rosatom".
The Roscosmos enterprise has signed contracts with oil and gas companies for 6 billion rubles
The documents were signed within the framework of the Army-2021 forum
NPO Iskra has signed contracts with major oil and gas companies for the supply of equipment in the amount of 6 billion rubles. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the press service of Roscosmos.
Rogozin promised to load the unused capacities of Roscosmos with work
The general director of the state corporation said that the production of civilian products will be established at the sites as part of the diversification program
In principle, Roscosmos will not sell production sites that are not currently in use, but will establish production of civilian products on them as part of the diversification program. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
How to assemble a Soyuz launch vehicle
The Mozhaisk Military Space Academy has presented a virtual assembly and test building of the Plesetsk cosmodrome for the assembly of the Soyuz launch vehicle for training cadets to assemble rockets from scratch.
Light metro will be built at the Vostochny Cosmodrome
According to the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, it will connect the airport with the cosmodrome
A light metro is planned to be built at the Vostochny cosmodrome to connect it with the airport, which will be built in 2023. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".
