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Space monitoring equipment will be installed at the new Russian orbital station-Rogozin
Specialists of the observatory of the Astronomical Scientific Center (ANC), located in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic, will be involved in the creation of scientific equipment for the new Russian orbital station, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
"Skunks" are moving into the digital age
Skunk Works-the authors of many advanced American military developments-are switching to new technologies. August 15, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Lockheed Martin Corporation has opened a new plant for its secret division.
Roscosmos will attract specialists of the Astronomical Scientific Center to create a lunar base
The specialists of the ANC will also work on the creation of scientific space monitoring equipment, which will be installed at the Russian Orbital Service Station
Roscosmos plans to involve specialists of the Astronomical Research Center (ANC) in the creation of space monitoring equipment and the creation of a Lunar scientific base. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Media: Blue Origin sued NASA over its contract with SpaceX
On April 16, NASA announced the conclusion of a contract worth $2.9 billion for the construction of the lander with SpaceX
TASS, August 16. Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, filed a lawsuit in a US federal court on Monday against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in connection with the award of a contract for the development of a lunar lander to SpaceX, headed by entrepreneur Elon Musk. This was reported by the online portal The Verge.
Rogozin said that cosmonautics should not be aimed at escaping from the planet of billionaires
The goal of the industry should be to recreate the conditions for the survival of people on Earth and the preservation of the planet, said the Director General of Roscosmos
Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, believes that cosmonautics should be aimed at recreating the conditions for the survival of people on Earth.
Roscosmos said that tourists from Japan will fly to the ISS in December according to a six-hour scheme
The flight duration will be 12 days
The flight of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) will take place according to a four-turn (six-hour) scheme. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.
Rogozin called cosmonautics a means for the survival of people on Earth
Dmitry Rogozin, the general director of Roscosmos, expressed the opinion on his Facebook page that cosmonautics is needed not for individuals to escape from the planet, but to make life on Earth better.
Warspot figures: 23 Changzheng-5 missiles
In September 1999, American researchers discovered a near-Earth asteroid with a diameter of just over 500 m and a mass of 85.5 million tons, which orbits the Sun in an elliptical orbit for 1.2 years. The asteroid was named Bennu after a bird from Egyptian mythology.
Vietnam delivered the NanoDragon satellite to Japan for launch into orbit
The satellite will receive and transmit signals of an automatic identification system for tracking the movement of ships and monitoring activities at sea
Vietnam has delivered its NanoDragon satellite to Japan for an upcoming launch into low-Earth orbit. This was reported on Friday by the newspaper "Nyan Zan" with reference to the National Space Center (NCC) at the Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology.
The chief designer of the module "Science" survived a stroke
After the docking of the Nauka module with the International Space Station (ISS) its chief designer, Alexander Kuznetsov, was taken to the hospital with a suspected stroke. This was announced on Friday, August 13, according to a source in the rocket and space industry.
Russia will help Tunisia prepare a female cosmonaut for launching into space
The state Corporation Roscosmos has expressed its readiness to cooperate with Tunisia in preparing for the flight into orbit of a female cosmonaut from this country. This was announced on Friday, August 13, the press service of Roscosmos reported.
The assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b rocket is completed before the launch of OneWeb satellites at Baikonur
As reported in Roscosmos, there are no comments on the preparation of the components
Specialists at Baikonur have completed the assembly of the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle, which, together with the Fregat upper stage, should launch OneWeb satellites into orbit on August 20, Roscosmos reported on Friday.
The Roscosmos enterprise will show a plasma torch and self-healing material at the Army forum
It will also be possible to see models of the launch complex for the Angara launch vehicle at the Roscosmos exposition
The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) will show at the Army-2021 forum a model of the Zvezda plasma torch, full-scale samples of the RG-100 plasma torch, multilayer composite materials with the effect of self-healing and other exhibits. This is stated in the materials posted on the public procurement website.
Ukrainian Yuzhmash has shipped the first stage of the Beta rocket to the United States
The Ukrainian Yuzhmash plant has shipped a full-size dimensional docking model of the first stage of the Beta medium rocket for the American company Firefly, Defense Express reports. The corresponding video of the product transportation is posted on YouTube.
Rogozin confirmed the readiness of Russian specialists to help the United States with the Starliner
According to the head of Roscosmos, the Keldysh Center is ready to send its specialists to the United States in case of an appeal from the American side
The Director General of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, confirmed his readiness to send Russian specialists to the United States to help American colleagues with solving the problems of the American Starliner ship.
Boeing returns the Starliner ship to the factory to fix a malfunction in the engines
The corporation postponed the launch indefinitely
The Boeing Corporation has postponed indefinitely the launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). As the company explained on Friday, the decision was made in connection with the need to return the ship to the factory to fix problems in the operation of the engines.
The problems of the Starliner ship are probably related to valve corrosion - Boeing
The problems that caused the postponement of the launch of the Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) are probably caused by corrosion of the valves caused by the leakage of the oxidizer, a representative of the Boeing company said during a briefing.
NASA has denied the involvement of astronauts from the United States in the appearance of a hole in the Soyuz MS-09
The assistant to the head of NASA for manned flights, Kathy Leaders, denied the involvement of American astronauts in the appearance of a hole in the household compartment of the Soyuz MS-09. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
In Russia, they told about the critical situation with "Science"
After being launched into near-Earth orbit, the Russian multifunctional laboratory module (MLM) "Nauka" faced a massive system failure that threatens to lead to a serious emergency situation. A source in the rocket and space industry told RIA Novosti about the critical situation with MLM.
NASA announced new launch dates for the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft
According to the representative of the space agency Joel Montalbano, the launch of a new generation of spacecraft from Boeing should not be expected until mid-autumn. Earlier it became known about serious technical problems that the device encountered.
