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Two St. Petersburg universities have developed an ion engine for deep space
The project is based on an effective and promising technology of gas ionization in vacuum using porous membranes
The Mozhaisky Military Space Academy and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have developed an ion electric motor that can be used for deep space exploration in the future.
The Chinese rover "Zhuzhong" overcame more than 410 m on the surface of the planet
The device is engaged in studying the soil, ionosphere and climate
The Zhuzhong rover of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission has covered a total of more than 410 m on the surface of the Red Planet. This was reported on Monday by the Central Television of China.
The cosmonaut of Roscosmos spoke about the encryption of information from the ISS
Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky said on July 9, as part of the international online training Cyber Polygon, that some information is transmitted from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth encrypted and even when intercepted, it cannot be decrypted.
Virgin Galactic rocket plane with Branson reached space and Returned to Earth
Virgin Galactic's Unity rocket plane with its billionaire owner Richard Branson on board on Sunday, July 11, reached the Pocket line, which is considered the boundary of space. The flight was broadcast on the company's YouTube.
SpaceX showed a self-propelled floating station for landing Falcon rockets
The American company SpaceX has shown the work of a new autonomous floating platform Shortfall of Gravitas, which is designed for landing the stages of Falcon rockets. The corresponding video was published on July 9 on his Twitter account by the founder of the company, Elon Musk.
Russia wants to make a nuclear tug a weapon against other spacecraft
They want to supply the Russian nuclear tug Zeus with weapons that will allow it to destroy satellites. Earlier it was reported that the tug is planned to be used to search for extraterrestrial life.
Roscosmos specialists told about the nuclear power plant project for Mars
Specialists of the Arsenal design Bureau, which is engaged in research on the creation of promising spacecraft for Roscosmos, propose to supply the future Russian base on Mars with a nuclear power plant. This was reported on Saturday, July 10, by RIA Novosti with reference to the materials of the enterprise available to the agency.
Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully landed in the Atlantic
The American cargo spacecraft Cargo Dragon, which undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), landed normally in the Atlantic on Saturday, the developer company SpaceX reported.
Ex-intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler admitted the US is not ready for war with Russia
The probability of a war with Russia can no longer be called hypothetical, but the US government is not ready for it at all. This was stated in an interview with The Hill by former American intelligence officer Rebecca Koffler.
A Russian satellite took down an air base in Afghanistan, from where the US withdrew the military
The image was taken by the Resurs-P satellite
The Russian remote sensing satellite of the Earth removed the Bagram base (Afghanistan), from where the US and NATO withdrew their forces. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos.
The launch complex of the Proton-M rocket was updated at Baikonur to launch the Nauka module"
The equipment is designed for receiving and transmitting telemetric information of the module, as well as for monitoring parameters during its preparation at the launch complex
Work on retrofitting the launch complex of the Proton-M launch vehicle (RN), which will ensure the launch of the Nauka laboratory module (MLM), has been completed at Baikonur. This was reported on Friday on the official website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI).
China successfully launched the Zhongzi-02 remote sensing satellite
The launch was carried out using a CZ-6 rocket from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome
China on Friday successfully launched the Zhongzi-02 remote sensing satellite ("Zhongzi-02") into orbit. This was announced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).
The parachute system for the ship "Eagle" will be tested by dropping from space in 2024
The head of the Technodinamika holding, Igor Nasenkov, clarified that a three-dome parachute system is being created for the Russian promising spacecraft, the area of one dome reaches 1,200 sq. m.
China is building its "Zone 51" in one of the remote areas
It became known about the beginning of construction in one of the remote areas of China of a secret facility, which, according to some experts, may become the Chinese equivalent of the notorious American "Zone 51" in the Nevada desert.
The launch of the next ship with cargo for the ISS will take place on August 10
On board Cygnus will be, among other things, a 3D printer that uses a material that simulates the soil of the Moon, an air purification device for carbon dioxide, a mounting bracket
The next resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) using the Cygnus cargo ship is scheduled for August 10. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Signs of life found on Saturn's moon
Astronomers from the University of Arizona (USA) and the University of Paris Sciences et Lettres (France) have discovered a mysterious source of methane, which is probably hiding in the ocean under the icy crust of Enceladus, Saturn's moon. This source can be living organisms. The discovery is described in an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy.
China plans to launch a group of Earth remote sensing satellites into orbit on July 9
The Chinese Academy of Space Technologies (CAST) plans to launch five remote sensing satellites of the Ningxia-1 series into orbit on Friday, the specialized American website Next Spaceflight reported.
The Americans will develop missile launch warning satellites for medium Earth orbit
The US Space Force plans to receive digital models of early warning satellites for rocket launches for medium Earth orbit from Raytheon and Millennium Space Systems by the end of 2022. According to Breaking Defense, these satellites will allow you to observe the launches of cruise, ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
China has successfully launched the Tianlian-1-05 relay satellite"
This satellite will relay data and measurements for guided spacecraft, satellites, launch vehicles, the Central Television of the People's Republic of China reported
China, using the Changzheng-3C launch vehicle (CZ-3C, Long March-3C), successfully launched the Tianlian-1-05 data relay satellite (Tianlian 1-05). This was reported on Wednesday by the Central Television of China.
Commercial satellites have recorded the construction of more than 100 new rocket silos in China
In the desert in the north-west of China near the city of Yumen, US commercial satellites recorded the construction of about 120 ICBM mines. According to experts, this may mean a sharp increase in the nuclear missile potential of the PRC.