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China calls on Russia to defend itself in space
China and Russia should respond decisively to the involvement of the United States of outer space in the military confrontation of major powers and resist the creation by the Americans, together with their allies, of an improved radar facility for deep space (Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability, DARC).
ESA told about the problems during the flight of the Nauka module to the ISS
During the flight of the Russian module "Science" to the International Space Station (ISS), several problems arose. On July 28, the European Space Agency (ESA) told about this, noting that now the nuances have been eliminated.
Roscosmos published a photo taken from the Meteor-M satellite of forest fires in Yakutia
Smoke covers the region from the city of Mirny to the village of Ust-May and from Yakutsk to Aldan
TASS, July 28. Thick smoke is visible over Yakutia in a photo of forest fires taken from space by the Meteor-M satellite. The image was published on Twitter by Roscosmos.
Bezos offered NASA $2 billion in exchange for participation in the lunar program
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in an open letter addressed the leadership of NASA with a proposal to allocate $2 billion to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in exchange for the participation of his space company Blue Origin in the preparation of missions to the Moon.
Japan has successfully tested a rocket with a new engine
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Tuesday, July 27, a successful test of the S-520 meteorological rocket with a new engine of its own design.
SpaceX and ULA will share a contract to launch satellites for the US Department of Defense-AKR
The private aerospace company SpaceX and the United Launch Alliance (ULA) enterprise will participate in the competition for the launch of 150 military satellites under the program of the Space Development Agency (AKR, a structural division of the US Department of Defense) at the end of 2024, according to the agency's website.
Kalashnikov transferred the developer of the Buran ship to the KTRV
NPO Molniya has been a member of Kalashnikov since September 2018
The Kalashnikov Group of Companies has transferred the Molniya Research and Production Association (NPO), which developed the Buran spacecraft, to the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV). This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of Kalashnikov.
The MCC did not detect mechanical interference for the docking of the Nauka module with the ISS
An unscheduled spacewalk is not required, Roscosmos reported
The specialists of the Mission Control Center (MCC) did not detect mechanical interference for the docking of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" with the International Space Station (ISS), an unscheduled spacewalk is not required. This was reported on Tuesday in Roscosmos.
Expert: the transfer of NPO Molniya to KTRV will strengthen its position in the space technology market
The transfer of "Lightning" to KTRV continues the trend of creating vertical profile holdings in the Russian military-industrial complex, said Ivan Konovalov, Development Director of the Fund for Assistance to Technologies of the XXI Century.
MCC corrected the orbit of the module " Science"
The next pulse for building the orbit is scheduled for July 28
Specialists of the Mission Control Center (MCC) carried out a correction of the orbit of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
On the ISS, a place was freed up for "Science"
The Pier module was undocked on the ISS. The undocking of Progress MS-16 with the module from the ISS took place on July 26 at 13:56, according to the Twitter account of Roscosmos.
The Pier module and the Progress spacecraft were successfully flooded in the Pacific Ocean
The docking of the new module with the ISS is scheduled for July 29
The Pirs module was successfully de-orbited with the help of the Progress cargo ship and sunk in the non-navigable region of the Pacific Ocean. This was reported on Monday in Roscosmos.
The Chinese rover "Zhuzhong" overcame 585 m on the surface of the planet
The period of operation of the rover will be 92 earth days
The Zhuzhong rover of the Chinese Tianwen-1 mission covered a total of about 585 m on the surface of the planet. This was reported on Friday by the Central Television of China.
The Glonass satellite No. 716 was withdrawn from the grouping
26 Glonass satellites remain in the group
The Russian Glonass navigation satellite No. 716 (15th point) has been withdrawn from the system grouping. This is stated in the message of the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate and Time Support.
The RKS equipment provides satellite imagery of any point in Russia in the online mode
The process of controlling a spacecraft operating in orbit and conducting satellite imagery of any point in Russia is demonstrated at the Russian Space Systems Holding company (RKS), which is taking place at the Zhukovsky Air Show MAKS-2021 near Moscow.
Rogozin held a meeting on the flight of " Science"
Scheduled work continues with the module
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin held a meeting on the flight of the multi-purpose laboratory module "Science", launched on Wednesday from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS on Friday in the press service of the state corporation.
Source: The Russian Federation will be able to carry out missions together with other countries with the help of a nuclear tug
According to the agency interlocutor, the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences is engaged in the development of the scientific program
Joint space missions with international partners can be carried out in the future with the help of the Zeus nuclear tug being developed in the Russian Federation. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Specialists of the MCC carried out a correction of the orbit of the module " Science"
As reported in Roscosmos, the next pulses for further alignment of the orbit are scheduled for July 24
Specialists of the Mission Control Center (MCC) on Friday carried out a double correction of the orbit of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science". The corresponding statement was published on the Roscosmos website on Saturday.
The new Russian module "Science" has launched the main engines
Roscosmos specialists managed to launch the main engines of the new Nauka module. Earlier it was reported about technical problems that occurred after the start.
Phystech will develop a program for designing multi-satellite groupings
The complex is not ready yet, but many calculation modules are used to solve various tasks, including in the interests of Roscosmos, the MIPT noted
The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), with the support of TsNIIMash (part of Roscosmos) and the Foundation for Advanced Research, is developing a software package that can be used to design multi-satellite space groupings. This was told to TASS by a representative of MIPT.