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ZENIT rocket stages topped the list of space debris
An international group of scientists has compiled a list of the 50 most dangerous objects in low Earth orbit. The first 20 lines are occupied by the spent second stages of the Zenit-2 launch vehicles assembled in Ukraine. This was reported on September 28 by RIA Novosti with reference to an article by specialists.
"Exotic" fragments were found in the lunar soil
Scientists from China, Germany and the USA found fragments with an "exotic" chemical composition in the samples of lunar soil delivered by the Chang'e 5 spacecraft. The results of the preliminary soil analysis were presented by scientists at the European Congress on Planetary Sciences.
NPO ISKRA discussed with GAZPROM the creation of satellites for monitoring the gas supply system
As specified in the scientific and production association, such cooperation will solve the problem of environmental protection
The ISKRA Scientific and Production Association (NGO) (part of Roscosmos) discussed at a meeting on the introduction of innovative and high-tech products in Gazprom PJSC a project to create a constellation of satellites for monitoring objects of a Unified gas supply system. This was reported to TASS by the NGO's press service on Tuesday.
"The greatness of the Ukrainian cosmos" was recognized as profanity because of the USA
The economic indicators of Ukrainian rocket and space industry enterprises are getting worse from year to year, since Ukraine does not create demand for space products, and there are no tools to attract international investment, Vladimir Usov, former head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine (SCAU) and director of the private company Kurs Orbital, said in an interview with Defense Express.
Production of domestic microwave switches for satellites will be launched in 2022 - Rostec
Roselectronics Holding (part of ROSTEC) will begin mass production of the first Russian ultrahigh frequency switches for spacecraft in early 2022, the press service of the state corporation reported.
For the first time, a manned spacecraft docked to the Nauka module on the ISS
On board the Yuri Gagarin spacecraft are Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov, as well as American astronaut Mark Vande Hai
The manned spacecraft "Yu. A. Gagarin" (Soyuz MS-18) docked to the multipurpose laboratory module "Science". The broadcast is conducted on the Roscosmos website.
The world's largest aerospace exhibition has opened in China
The world's largest air show was held in China. The show began with aerobatics, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, the WZ-7 high-altitude drone, is presented for the first time. The aerospace exhibition in Zhuhai is held every two years. A 3D model of the space station complex is presented. The air show runs from September 28 to October 3, the main theme is military and space technology.
Roscosmos has published the composition of the future Russian orbital station
Roscosmos first published the composition of the future Russian orbital station on the public procurement website on Thursday, September 23. According to the document, the state corporation has allocated funding for the development of requirements for it and its seven modules in the amount of 1.735 billion rubles.
China has launched a remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 series into orbit
As the Central Television of China reports, the device has been successfully launched into a given orbit
China on Monday launched the remote sensing satellite of the Jilin-1 HR-02D series. This was reported by the Central Television of China.
Proton-M launch vehicle delivered to Baikonur
Two Express communication satellites, Express-AMU3 and Express - AMU7, are planned to be sent into orbit on Proton-M
The train that transported the Proton-M carrier rocket arrived at the Tyuratam station (a station near the Baikonur cosmodrome). This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
Blue Origin has named two of the four tourists who will fly into space in October
During the next launch of the New Shepard spacecraft, Chris Boshuizen, Glen Devries and two other unknown space tourists will be on board. According to some reports, among them is the actor William Shatner, known for the TV series Star Trek.
The Chinese have built a prototype of an armed reconnaissance drone
The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has built a prototype of the CH-6 armed reconnaissance drone. According to Janes, the aircraft will be shown at the Zhuhai Air Show. The CH-6 is a medium-altitude vehicle capable of flying long distances at subsonic speeds.
Blue Origin announced on October 12 the second suborbital flight with space tourists on the New Shepard rocket
The American private aerospace company Blue Origin announced a new manned suborbital flight of four tourists on a New Shepard rocket, it is planned for October 12, according to the company's website on Monday.
Roscosmos will create a company to provide commercial services on the ISS
The state Corporation Roscosmos plans to create an operator to provide commercial experiments on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), follows from the data of the public procurement portal.
Roscosmos has taken care of the issues of commercial use of the ISS
The state Corporation Roscosmos plans to create an operator to provide commercial experiments on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS).
In the United States, technologies for creating reusable strike aerospace systems are being worked out
Yan Novikov, General Director of the Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, believes that the United States is working on technologies for creating reusable combat orbiters capable of delivering covert strikes from space.
In Russia, they told about US strikes from space
In Russia, they told about the work on the means of space attack in the United States. The United States is practicing the use of orbiters that can deliver covert strikes from space. This was stated by the general director of the Almaz-Antey concern of East Kazakhstan Region, Yan Novikov, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.
The ISS orbit was successfully adjusted on the eve of the arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft
Its height decreased by 1.2 km
The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered in connection with the upcoming arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft with a movie crew on October 5 and further undocking for sending the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to Earth. This is stated in a message on the Roscosmos website.
The production of the first satellite of the Skif system has begun in Russia
The production of the first satellite of the new Russian space group "Skif" for providing broadband Internet access has begun. This is stated on September 24 on the channel of the satellite-building enterprise "Information satellite Systems" named after Reshetnev " in YouTube.
The first fully commercial crew will go to the ISS in February 2022 - NASA
The launch of a spacecraft with the first fully commercial crew of Axiom Space as part of the Axiom-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 21, 2022, Kathy Leaders, head of the manned flight program of the National Aeronautics and Space Research Agency (NASA), said on Twitter on Friday.
