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The device arrived at the station half an hour earlier than planned

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The corporation said that they were connected with the propulsion system and fuel, as well as equipment sensors and new software

Two blocks of problems were fixed after the launch of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" into orbit and docking with the ISS, the specialists managed to solve them. This was announced in an interview with TASS by twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General Designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov.

The European Space Agency (ESA) hopes to extend the work of the ISS. This was announced on August 30 by the head of the agency, Josef Aschbacher, on the sidelines of the 36th Space Symposium.

The Commission of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has completed an investigation into the causes of failures that occurred during the flight of the Nauka module to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Monday, August 30, by the general designer of RSC Energia, the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Solovyov.

Financing of the project will begin from January 2022

The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia has started creating a preliminary design of the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the enterprise, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Solovyov.

The cosmonauts found new non-penetrating cracks in the Russian segment of the International Space Station, they appeared on the oldest, the first of the Zarya module put into operation. This was announced by the general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, twice hero of the USSR Vladimir Solovyov, RIA Novosti reports.

According to the general designer of the enterprise Vladimir Solovyov, this ship will replace the existing "Progress"

The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia plans to create a new returnable cargo spacecraft in the future on the basis of the advanced manned space ship "Eagle"being developed. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the enterprise, twice Hero of the Soviet Union Vladimir Solovyov.

The systems of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) are in a high degree of wear, said the general designer of the rocket and space corporation Energia, cosmonaut Vladimir Solovyov, RIA Novosti writes.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov previously noted that the state of the station leaves much to be desired

The security situation of the International Space Station (ISS) is under control. This was reported to TASS on Monday by the head of the press service of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko.

Astronauts will conduct up to five or six experiments a year in "Science"

The cosmonauts have already started conducting experiments in the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". This was announced in an interview with TASS by twice Hero of the Soviet Union, General designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Vladimir Solovyov.

Its construction is planned to be completed in October

The construction of the first South Korean lunar exploration spacecraft will be completed in October this year. This was announced on Monday by the Ministry of Science and Information and Communication Technologies of the country.

Jeff Bezos ' lawyers presented more than seven gigabytes of data in the form of huge PDF files that cannot be opened.

The test launch of the Astra launch vehicle did not go according to plan. The rocket deviated slightly and shifted to the side, without gaining altitude from the launch field. The device in a few seconds rushed up. After 2.5 minutes of flight, the engines shut down.

The private space company Astroscale has successfully conducted the first test of the technology of magnetic capture of near-Earth satellites as part of the ELSA-d mission. It is expected that this will help to create a device for capturing and data from orbit of spent near-Earth satellites, according to the company's website.

The American company SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle, the first stage of the ship landed on a floating drone platform in the Atlantic Ocean. This is reported in the Twitter account of SpaceX.

A sharp increase in the number of patients with coronavirus has put space launches in the United States at risk. This is written by Bloomberg.

The head of Roscosmos recalled the creation of an audit system and constant inspections by the security department

Roscosmos is working to get rid of employees who abuse their position and promote relatives, said Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the state corporation.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that there are no facts of the existence of humanoid aliens, but various forms of life can exist in the Universe.

Placing nuclear weapons in space is a crime, and if the United States takes this step, an adequate response will follow from Russia. This was stated by the general director of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with " Gazeta.<url>", published on August 29.

Vladimir Koshlakov, General Director of the Keldysh Research Center, which is part of Roscosmos, told about the tests of the latest technology for the disposal of especially dangerous municipal waste and industrial waste using plasma torches. His words are quoted by TASS.