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As a TASS source in the rocket and space industry reported, the assembly of the Angara-A5 began on September 16

Two launches of the ANGARA-A5 heavy launch vehicle and two launches of its light version are planned to be carried out from the Plesetsk cosmodrome next year, the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Sergei Surovikin, reported to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

At the Vostochny cosmodrome, they began testing the Marker robotic security platform. This was reported by the press service of ROSCOSMOS.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon 3 manned spacecraft, which will launch into orbit on October 30, will have to dock automatically with the International Space Station in 24 hours, NASA announced on Wednesday.

The St. Petersburg Tractor Plant will launch serial production of unmanned tractors next year. This was announced by the Cognitive Pilot company, which signed an agreement with him. Under the contract, Cognitive Pilot will equip the updated model of the Kirovets tractor with autopilot systems based on artificial intelligence.

The department noted that the module where there is a crack is isolated

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) do not record the appearance of new cracks on the body of the International Space Station (ISS), which could lead to air leaks. This was stated on Wednesday during a press conference in remote mode by the head of the American ISS program Joel Montalbano.

ROSCOSMOS and the Android Technology company have begun testing the MARKER robotic platform at the Vostochny cosmodrome, the state corporation reports.

According to the Director General of Roscosmos, they will be used to control cruise missiles, special forces and an agent network

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin is convinced that Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink satellites will be able to be used for military purposes in the future, including for controlling cruise missiles, special forces and an agent network.

According to Alexey Volin, Director General of FSUE "Space Communications", it will be a large satellite weighing more than 2 tons

FSUE "Space Communications" has announced a competition for the creation of a new satellite AMU-4, which will provide communications to Siberia and the Far North, as well as ships passing along the Northern Sea Route. This was announced on Thursday by the company's CEO Alexey Volin during the Satcomrus 2021 conference.

According to the head of Roscosmos, five MARKER robotic platforms have now been developed: two on a wheeled chassis and three tracked

The scientific and technical groundwork formed during the creation of the MARKER robotics platform can form the basis for the creation of equipment for use on the Moon. This was written on Thursday by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin in his Telegram channel.

NASA is preparing an agreement with Roscosmos on cross-flights, a Russian cosmonaut can fly on an American ship in the fall of 2022, said Joel Montalbano, head of NASA's ISS program.

The DART spacecraft will have to separate from the rocket and reach the Didymus-dImorph double asteroid in the fall of 2022, collide with the smaller of them - Dimorph, and change its orbit

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will test the protection of the Earth from potentially dangerous asteroids for the first time.

Scientists noted that the growth of vegetables on the ISS turned out to be less significant than those grown on earth

For the first time, US astronauts were able to grow peppers aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as part of an experiment that began on July 12. This was announced on Tuesday by the Space Center. John F. Kennedy of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in his Twitter.

On September 29, 2021, exactly 1,000 days have passed since the planetoid appeared on the Earth's natural satellite, passing over 839 meters on the surface of the Moon.

Deputy Head of GAZPROM Vitaly Markelov noted that this direction is very promising and a priority

The Gazprom and Roscosmos plant for the production of satellites for Earth sensing will be launched in 2022. This was announced by Deputy Head of GAZPROM Vitaly Markelov during the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.

The United Arab Emirates has announced the launch of its first asteroid exploration program, under which an interplanetary vehicle will be launched in 2028. In five years, he must fly around Venus and visit seven asteroids of the Main Belt, one of which he will land on, The National News reports.

A second toilet has been launched on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), it is deployed in the new NAUKA module, which docked to the ISS in July.

This became known from the crew's negotiations with Earth, which are broadcast by NASA.

"I am ready to test in combat conditions," cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky said after completing the connection of the toilet in the new module. 

The Luna-25 automatic station will be launched in July 2022. This was announced on October 5 by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.

The launch of the spacecraft is scheduled for 2028

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched a space program to explore Venus and the asteroid belt. This was written on Twitter by the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The transition to manual control was required by the commander of the SOYUZ MS-19 due to a malfunction in the KURS docking system on the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Tuesday, October 5, by the head of ROSCOSMOS Dmitry Rogozin.

In April, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said that the state of the ISS leaves much to be desired, so the Russian Federation can focus on creating its own orbital station

The medical module can be included in a promising Russian orbital service station. This was announced on Tuesday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.