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The share of RSC Energia in the delivery and return of ISS crews fell by 34 in 2020%
As the company clarified, such indicators are associated with the start of regular operation of Crew Dragon
The share of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia, which produces manned Soyuz spacecraft, for the delivery and return to orbit of the crews of the International Space Station (ISS) in 2020 fell to 66%. This is stated in the company's annual report.
RSC Energia has considered four options for creating a Russian orbital station
The station's location in orbit from 60 to 80 degrees north latitude will provide increased opportunities for viewing the entire territory of Russia
The Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia has considered four different options for creating a Russian orbital service station (ROSS). This is stated in the company's annual report for 2020.
The SpaceX rocket successfully put 88 satellites into orbit, including four military ones
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle on Wednesday successfully put 88 satellites into orbit, including four vehicles in the interests of the US military department, the developer company SpaceX said.
Kuwait has announced the launch of its first satellite on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle
The director of Orbital Space, Bassam al-Feili, stressed that the launch of the satellite should inspire many young people to connect their future with outer space
Kuwait has launched its own satellite into space for the first time in history. This was announced on Wednesday evening by the founder and CEO of the Kuwaiti company Orbital Space, Bassam al-Feili.
Virgin Orbit conducted the first operational launch of the LauncherOne rocket
Virgin Orbit launched the LauncherOne rocket. Seven spacecraft were put into orbit for different operators.
Nature (UK): the first video and audio recordings from the Chinese rover intrigued scientists
The Chinese rover "Zhuzhong" transmitted to Earth audio and video materials that interested scientists. Among them are a dangerous landing on the surface of the planet, selfies of the rover and sounds with which researchers hope to study the nature of the wind on Mars.
Russia will not stop the supply of titanium and rocket engines to the United States-Putin
He stated that "we are not going to and will not take retaliatory steps that harm us ourselves"
Russia will not suspend the supply of Russian rocket engines, as well as titanium to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Shvabe has patented a new coating for space optics
A patent for an invention for a new electrically conductive coating that can withstand thermal effects up to 250 degrees Celsius was obtained by engineers of the Shvabe holding company from Kazan.
The Pentagon was recommended to prepare for military operations on the moon
The laboratory of the US Air Force has published a report "Primer on Near-lunar Space", which contains recommendations to the US space forces on preparing for a situation in which the Moon and the outer space around it will act as a war zone. This became known on Tuesday, June 29.
The Soyuz-2.1 a rocket put the Progress MS-17 spacecraft into orbit
The Soyuz-2.1 a rocket successfully coped with the task of launching the Progress MS-17 spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station (ISS) into near-Earth orbit. This was announced on Wednesday, June 30, by the press service of Roscosmos.
The SKA observatory will join the largest global networks of radio telescopes
The official launch of the telescope is scheduled for 2027
SKA, the world's largest radio telescope under construction, will be equipped with equipment that will allow it to become part of the largest global networks that combine the capacities of the largest radio telescopes in the world. This was announced to TASS by the director General of the SKA Observatory, Professor Philip Diamond.
New European planetary rovers will be created on the basis of military robots
The European Space Agency has commissioned Milrem Robotics to develop projects for lunar rovers and rovers with a hitherto unprecedented level of autonomy. As indicated in the ESA roadmap, the agency needs an automatic management system for long-duration lunar missions. Milrem Robotics military robots have been selected as the most promising platform for creating such machines.
China uses a new superheavy rocket to build a space power plant
The Chinese decided to use the promising superheavy carrier "Changzheng-9" in the creation of a space solar power plant. It will be located at an altitude of almost 36 thousand kilometers and transmit the collected energy to the Earth.
Russia has launched the first "active" radar "Liana"
Launched on June 25, 2021 at 22: 50 Moscow time from Plesetsk in the Arkhangelsk Region with a Soyuz-2.1 b rocket, the Kosmos-2550 spacecraft is the first "active" radar reconnaissance satellite 14F139 "Pion-NKS" of the space complex of marine reconnaissance and target designation 14K159 "Liana", writes the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
China has published a new photo of Mars
The National Space Administration of China (CNSA) has published a new photo of Mars taken by the Zhurong rover ("Zhuzhong"). This is reported by CNN.
The existence of life on Venus has been refuted
The existence of living organisms on Venus is impossible due to the almost complete absence of biologically available water and the presence of sulfuric acid. This conclusion was reached by scientists at Queens University in Belfast, who measured the activity of water in the clouds of the second planet from the Sun and other large objects of the Solar system. The astronomers published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation will receive new samples of weapons that have no analogues
At a meeting in the Kremlin with graduates of military universities, Vladimir Putin said that among the new weapons systems are the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, the Zircon hypersonic ship missile, and the S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft systems.
The Chinese Space Administration has published a video from Mars
The National Space Administration of China has published a video of the progress of the mission of the Tianwen-1 spacecraft on Mars. The corresponding video appeared on YouTube.
Solar gigawatts: China plans to launch a power plant into orbit
China plans to extract gigawatts of energy from space
Chinese scientists want to receive megawatts and gigawatts of energy from space. To do this, they plan to put a huge power plant into geostationary orbit.
China has published four new videos of the Tianwen-1 mission on Mars
One of them shows the moment when the parachute of the lander opens
The Chinese National Space Agency (CNSA) has published four new videos of the Tianwen-1 mission on Mars. The videos were posted on Sunday on the official website of the Central Television of China.