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The Krasnoyarsk company" Information Satellite Systems " named after Reshetnev (ISS) is ready to become one of the key manufacturers of spacecraft under the Sphere program, which provides for the creation of a global satellite constellation, Roscosmos reported.

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.

Ten meteorological satellites are planned to be launched in Russia by 2027. This became known from the joint report of Roscosmos and Roshydromet, presented at the meeting of the coordination group on meteorological satellites CGMS.

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 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.

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.

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

The United States expects to continue cooperation with Russia on the International Space Station at least until 2030.

The first photos of the prototype tank of the upper stage of the promising New Glenn rocket from Blue Origin were posted on the Network. It is assumed that the heavy carrier will allow Jeff Bezos ' company to compete with SpaceX.

The United States is in a state of a space race with China, while Russian-Chinese cooperation in space can be cited as an example of a more exemplary relationship. This statement was made on Wednesday, August 25, by the head of the American National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson.

As reported in the center of them. Keldysh, the project documentation has already been developed

The Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) plans to test a drip refrigerator-emitter for the Zeus nuclear tug on board the International Space Station (ISS)in 2024-2025. This was announced to TASS by the general director of the enterprise Vladimir Koshlakov at the International military-Technical Forum "Army-2021".

Only a nuclear space tug can become a transport space system for the movement of large scientific stations, said the general director of the corporation

The testing of a drip refrigerator-emitter for the Zeus nuclear tug on board the International Space Station (ISS) is an important topic for Roscosmos, in which there may be breakthrough results. This opinion was expressed by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

It will exercise full control not only of what is under the station, but also of outer space

The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) will be the prototype of modules that will go to other planets with a large number of specialists in decades. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Today, the Blue Origin Corporation conducted another successful launch and landing of its new ship New Shepard. The launch took place in unmanned mode. Blue Origin has once again proved the reliability of the new spacecraft by conducting another successful launch and landing. Start

The technology can also be used to inform the population

The Russian company Avant Space has patented a laser communication method that will be able to transmit information from space to Earth on the principle of a QR code. This was reported to TASS in the organization on Thursday.

Astronauts will fly to ROSS on a shift basis

The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia is working on the launch of the first in the history of the domestic orbital station with the functions of a space port. This was reported on Thursday on the YouTube channel of RSC Energia in a program dedicated to the activities of the corporation.

The US Navy has approved the production of the long-range anti-radar missile AARGM-ER. The military plans to order the first two pilot batches in the next few months.