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Astronauts from the ISS published a video tour on the module "Science"
Cosmonauts from the International Space Station (ISS) — Oleg Novitsky and Peter Dubrov — published a short video tour of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science". The corresponding frames on Saturday, July 31, were shared by Novitsky.
NASA considers it possible to operate the ISS until 2028 or even longer
Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov previously stated that the state of the ISS leaves much to be desired, so Russia can focus on creating its own orbital station
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expects that from an engineering point of view it will be able to support the operation of the ISS until at least 2028 and probably even longer. This was stated on Saturday by NASA representative Stephanie Schirholz.
Specialists have modified the fairing of the Soyuz to avoid problems when docking the Progresses"
The specialists of the main scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash and the Progress Rocket and Space Center were engaged in the revision
The head fairing of the Soyuz-2.1 a launch vehicle was modified after problems during the docking of the Progress MS-15 and Progress MS-16 cargo ships. This is stated in the material of the magazine "Russian Space" (the official publication of Roscosmos).
The Marathon-IoT satellite constellation will be fully formed in 2027
It will include 264 vehicles placed in 12 orbital planes
The formation of the Marathon-IoT satellite communications constellation will be fully completed in 2027. This was announced by the Deputy General Designer of JSC " Information Satellite Systems named after academician M. F. Reshetnev" Alexander Kuzovnikov.
The launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites from Baikonur will take place on August 20 - Rogozin
The launch of the Soyuz rocket with communication satellites of the British company OneWeb from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for mid-August, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
The Berth orbital module has been sent to Baikonur-Rogozin
The Berth node module has been sent to Baikonur, the launch of which to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for November, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.
The Japanese company successfully launched a rocket of its own design twice in a month
The rocket reached a maximum altitude of 92 km, after which it fell into the Pacific Ocean
The private Japanese company Interstellar Technologies on Saturday successfully launched a rocket of its own development MOMO. She announced this on Twitter.
Rogozin announced the date of the flight to the ISS of the next Russian module
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that the launch of the next Russian module to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for November 24. On Thursday, July 29, he wrote about this on his Twitter account.
The activation of the engines after the docking of the Nauka module to the ISS is explained
Pilot-cosmonaut and Hero of Russia Mikhail Kornienko explained the activation of the engines of the Russian multipurpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" on the International Space Station (ISS) by a computer control malfunction. In an interview with " Lenta.<url> " he noted that this incident does not pose any danger.
At Baikonur, they began preparing for the launch of the Soyuz spacecraft, on which Yulia Peresild will fly
Together with her, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and director Klim Shipenko will go to the ISS on board the Soyuz MS-19
Preparations for the launch of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, on which cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko are to go to the ISS, began at Baikonur. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.
The human factor could have caused the abnormal activation of the engines of the Nauka module - Rogozin
The reason for the unauthorized activation of the engines of the Nauka module docked to the ISS could be a human factor, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The next batch of OneWeb satellites has arrived in Baikonur
The upcoming launch, scheduled for August, will be the ninth under the OneWeb program and the third performed from the Baikonur cosmodrome
A batch of spacecraft of the OneWeb global satellite Internet system has arrived at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in preparation for their launch. This was reported on the website of Roscosmos on Friday.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos is sending another heavy "Angara" to Plesetsk
The third carrier rocket "Angara A-5" will undergo flight tests
Roscosmos is sending the third Angara A-5 carrier rocket from the Khrunichev Center for flight tests. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on the radio "Komsomolskaya Pravda".
Reuters: the US authorities did not agree with the statement of Jeff Bezos about NASA and SpaceX
The Main Control Department rejected the protest that NASA acted incorrectly when it chose only SpaceX to build the lunar module
The Main Control Department of the United States (GAO, the control and audit body of Congress) did not find a mistake in the actions of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when it chose only one company, SpaceX, for the construction of the lunar module, not agreeing with the open letter of the founder of Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos. This was reported by the Reuters news agency on Friday.
Roscosmos has reduced the preparation time for conducting experiments on the ISS
The state Corporation Roscosmos has reduced the preparation time for conducting experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) to one and a half years. This was announced on July 30 by the head of the corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The Ariane 5 rocket launched the world's first reprogrammable commercial communications satellite into orbit
The Ariane 5 heavy launch vehicle has successfully placed the European Eutelsat Quantum satellite and the Brazilian Star One D2 satellite into a geostationary transition orbit, the French operator Arianespace reported.
The Starliner ship was taken away from the launch pad due to bad weather
The Atlas 5 launch vehicle with the CST-100 Starliner of the Boeing Corporation, which was supposed to go to the International Space Station (ISS), was taken away from the launch pad at the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in Florida due to adverse weather conditions. This was announced on July 30 by the carrier developer company United Launch Alliance (ULA).
The docking system coped with fluctuations at the stage of the rendezvous of the Nauka module with the ISS-flight director
At the stage of the rendezvous of the Nauka module with the ISS, minor fluctuations were noticed, the docking system coped with them, said the flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.
The British Air Force called the actions of Russia and China in outer space dangerous
The Chief of Staff of the United Kingdom's Air Force, Michael Wigston, claims that Moscow and Beijing are carrying out "dubious operations" in space, including flying their own satellites in "close proximity" to others.
The engines of the Zvezda module helped to align the ISS after the incident with Nauka
To eliminate the loss of orientation of the International Space Station (ISS), caused by a 45-degree change in altitude due to the spontaneous activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module docked to the station on Thursday, it was necessary to turn on the engines of the Zvezda module and the Progress MS-17 cargo ship docked to the Poisk module. This was announced on Friday, July 30, by the REN TV channel.
