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According to Oleg Artemyev, the first residents may be members of the crew of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, which includes cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko

The crew members of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft, which includes cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, can become the first residents of the new cabin of the Russian segment of the ISS, located in the Nauka module. This was reported to TASS by Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev.

The United States, China and Russia have not ratified an additional agreement to the Treaty on the Principles of the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, prohibiting military activities on the Moon, according to the American edition of Defense One.

The Canadian company Geometric Energy, represented by its director Samuel Reed, announced a joint project with SpaceX and the launch of a new service in outer space. We are talking about showing ads that are not visible from the Ground, but the Earth itself will be very clearly visible – it will become the background for the display. Reed believes that large brands will launch a real financial battle for such a PR opportunity, and therefore he has already planned an auction.

The first launch of the rocket is scheduled for 2023

Preparatory work began at the Vostochny cosmodrome before installing the launch table for the Angara launch vehicle. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities (CENKI, part of Roscosmos) on Tuesday.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration stated difficulties in achieving this goal

The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, offered the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) assistance in developing spacesuits.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has registered a claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense demanding to recover more than 2.4 billion rubles from the Samara JSC "Progress Rocket and Space Center", the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles, follows from the information in the file of arbitration cases.

The landing of American astronauts on the Moon in 2024 is impossible, since the spacesuits are not ready for them. This became known on August 10 from the report of the office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA.

A flyby near Venus is necessary for the device to get acceleration to enter the orbit of Mercury

The automatic spacecraft BepiColombo made a flyby near Venus on Tuesday, at 13:48 Central European time (15.48 Moscow time), taking pictures of it with its two cameras. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The center noted that they are well aware of the level of development of the American engine industry

The M. V. Keldysh Research Center (part of Roscosmos) is ready to assist Boeing in solving the problems of the Starliner spacecraft. This was announced on Tuesday by the general director of the enterprise, Vladimir Koshlakov, TASS.

The department stressed that they are in constant contact with their Russian colleagues

The final information on the incident with the emergency activation of the engines of the Russian Nauka module after docking with the International Space Station (ISS) will be available in two to three weeks.

The agency interlocutor said that it is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem

The flight of the American Starliner to the ISS was postponed due to problems with the valves of the low-thrust engines. It is not yet known how long it will take to eliminate the causes of the problem, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.

NASA has revealed to Roscosmos the cause of problems with the Starliner spacecraft. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to a source in the rocket and space industry.

The American company SpaceX, owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk, has bought a satellite startup. The company became the owner of Swarm Technologies. The company specializes in satellite data, the Izvestia TV channel reports. The company manages the SpaceBEE network — these are the smallest satellites in space.

Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and Implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS, is convinced that the presence of specialized specialists in the cosmonaut squad (Roscosmos or the Academy of Sciences) would be very useful.

The node module "Berth"was delivered to the cosmodrome. Already in the fall, he should go to the International Space Station.

The flight passed at a distance of about 8 thousand km from the surface of the planet

The automatic Solar Orbiter spacecraft flew near Venus on Monday. This was reported by the European Space Agency (ESA).

The second stage involves the breeding of a population of quails in orbit, said Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS

Astronauts and scientists study the development of Japanese quail embryos in the Science module on the ISS. The first stage is scheduled for 2022, Yuri Smirnov, head of the Laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS, said in an interview with TASS.

This measure was introduced in the summer of 2020

Candidates for significant positions in Roscosmos and at enterprises belonging to the state corporation have been undergoing a polygraph test since last year. This was announced by the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

For this purpose, a space greenhouse will be delivered to the Nauka module. In the first experiment, Peking cabbage will be planted

The Vitacycle-T experiment, which involves growing plants on an industrial scale in space, will be held in the Science module on the ISS. This was announced in an interview with TASS by Yuri Smirnov, head of the laboratory for the development and implementation of biomedical programs of the IMBP RAS.

Ukraine has been developing the project of this launch vehicle in cooperation with Brazil since 2004

Ukrainian specialists plan to launch a Cyclone-4M rocket from Canada next year. This was stated by the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine, Vladimir Taftai.