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The Chinese Chang'E-4 module spent 1 thousand days on the far side of the moon
The National Space Administration of the People's Republic of China will publish the data obtained during the mission
The Chinese interplanetary automatic station Chang'E-4 and the lunar rover Yutu-2 have so far spent 1 thousand Earth days on the far side of the Moon. This was reported on Wednesday by the Xinhua news Agency with reference to the Center for Lunar Research and Space Programs of the People's Republic of China, which is part of the structure of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA).
Russia is developing the idea of creating a service orbital station - Putin
Russian specialists are developing the idea of creating a service orbital station, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia and Mexico have signed an agreement on cooperation in space for peaceful purposes
In addition, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Russia-Mexico Business Committee and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology
Mexico and Russia have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in space exploration. This was announced on Wednesday on Facebook by the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation in the Latin American country.
Russia and China will present a declaration on the lunar station at the congress in Dubai at the end of October
As reported in Roscosmos, the declaration will be a continuation of the memorandum of understanding between the governments of the two countries on the creation of a lunar station
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) will present a declaration on the International Scientific Lunar Station (MNLS) during the International Astronautical Congress in Dubai. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
The Blue Origin ship with passengers on board will make its second flight on October 12
Four astronauts will take part in the flight, including Chris Boshuizen, a former NASA engineer and co-founder of Planet Labs, and Glen de Vries, vice chairman of the Dassault Systmes division.
The United States monitors more than 30 thousand objects in orbit
The commander of the US Space Forces, General John Raymond, believes that all of them can pose a danger
The US military is monitoring more than 30 thousand objects in Earth orbit and believes that all of them may pose a danger. This was announced by the commander of the US Space Forces, General John Raymond, on Monday, speaking at a video conference organized by the Defense One publication.
The Earth remote sensing satellite Landsat was put into orbit
The ninth satellite is intended to replace Landsat 7, which was launched in April 1999
The Earth remote sensing satellite from the Landsat series has been successfully put into orbit. This was reported on Monday on Twitter by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The Russian Federation has developed a way to assemble a satellite with wireless charging of modules in space
The assembly method was developed by the head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash has developed a method for assembling a satellite with wireless charging from composite modules in orbit. This is stated in the patent application, registered in September 2021 (available to TASS).
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.
