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Mass media: Iran plans to launch several satellites of its own production
According to the IRNA agency, first of all, we are talking about launching satellites into low-Earth orbit of the Earth - from 160 to 2 thousand km
The Iranian authorities are working on several satellites of domestic production, five of which are planned to be launched in the near future. This was reported on Friday by the IRNA news agency.
SpaceX has launched a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, bringing the grouping to 1,735 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Wednesday successfully launched another batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, designed to continue the deployment of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.
Russia and China have sent invitations to partners for cooperation on a scientific lunar station
Roscosmos and CNSA announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on the creation of an international station in early March
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) have invited partners to the International Lunar Science Station (ISS) project and expect to receive a response at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy General Director of the State Corporation for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
SpaceX has conducted 100 successful Falcon 9 launches in a row
The American company SpaceX has conducted 100 successful launches of the Falcon 9 heavy rocket in a row, according to Ars Technica. The publication notes that the last launch of the carrier took place on May 26, when the Starlink satellites were delivered to Earth orbit.
The Glonass-M satellite was returned to the orbital group after maintenance
It was withdrawn for maintenance on May 25
The Glonass-M spacecraft No. 732 (23rd point) was transferred from maintenance to the main part of the orbital group. This is stated on the website of the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate-time and Navigation Support.
Canada will send a lunar rover and an astronaut to the moon in the next five years
[b]The implementation of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway programs "will demonstrate the technical capabilities for a future human mission to Mars," according to an agreement between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.]
The Canadian astronaut will become a member of the Artemis 2 program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration( NASA), and Canada will also send a lunar rover to the Moon in the next five years. This was announced on Wednesday on Twitter by the Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of the country Francois-Philippe Champagne.
Details of the theft of more than 1 billion rubles from Roscosmos have become known
The Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia for the Moscow Region has completed investigative actions in a criminal case on the theft of more than 1 billion rubles in supplies for the scientific and energy module (NEM) of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Wednesday, May 26, according to Kommersant.
The manufacturer of "Unions" reported a billion-dollar loss
The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia suffered billions of dollars in losses in 2020. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the company's statement.
NASA Launches Climate Change and Natural Disaster Monitoring System
According to the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, hurricanes have become more destructive due to the process of global warming
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is creating a new Earth system observatory to predict and monitor climate change and natural disasters. This is stated in a statement issued on Monday by the press service of NASA.
Roscosmos: VR-complexes with satellite data will be used in geography lessons
The State Corporation is working to promote virtual reality complexes with Lomonosov Moscow State University, other universities, Sirius, and schools
Virtual reality complexes that are being created at Roscosmos can be used in geography lessons using remote sensing data from space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Digital Development Department of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.
TsNIIMash: revenue from near-Earth space monitoring will exceed 1 billion rubles by 2035.
The number of spacecraft serviced by the enterprise will increase from 45 to 482 from 2024 to 2035
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos-TsNIIMash assumes that the company's revenue from near-Earth space monitoring and satellite protection services on the international market by 2035 may amount to 1.2 billion rubles. This is stated in the materials of the institute, available to TASS.
One of the Glonass-M satellites was taken out of the group for maintenance
This satellite was launched on March 2, 2010 and entered the system on March 28, 2010. The last time it was taken out for maintenance in December 2020
The Russian communication satellite "Glonass-M" No. 732 (23rd point) is temporarily withdrawn from the grouping, according to the website of the information and analytical center for coordinate-time and navigation support of the GLONASS system.
Roscosmos will create a bracelet to search for children and the elderly
Roscosmos intends to create a device that will transmit data on the location of children and the elderly in the event of their disappearance via satellites. This was announced on Tuesday, May 25, by Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, speaking at Skolkovo .
"Roscosmos" announced the cost of the flight of astronauts to the Moon
The flight of Russian cosmonauts to the moon can cost from 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. Earlier it became known that Russia plans to build a lunar base together with China.
Developers have closed the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft Aerion
The American company Aerion announced the closure of the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft AS2 and the termination of work. According to Flightglobal, the reason for the closure of the project was a lack of funding. According to the company, the current economic situation and financial situation of Aerion do not allow to complete the AS2 project and start mass production of aircraft.
The engine for the new spacecraft "Eagle" has passed preliminary tests
NPO Energomash has completed a number of tests of the engine for the Orel manned spacecraft, they confirmed the planned service life, Roscosmos reported.
Russia and China have previously agreed on the mutual integration of manned spacecraft to super-heavy missiles
Roscosmos and the Chinese Space Agency have reached an oral agreement on the mutual integration of their manned spacecraft to the superheavy launch vehicles of the two countries, Roscosmos Executive Director for Science Alexander Bloshenko told Interfax.
Tour operators are interested in Roscosmos VR complexes for the development of virtual tourism
The state corporation noted that an interesting direction is the use of remote sensing data in a virtual reality helmet
Russian tour operators are interested in the VR complexes created in Roscosmos for the development of virtual tourism. This was announced by the director of the Digital development Department of the state corporation Konstantin Shadrin.
The VSS Unity rocket plane has reached the edge of space
Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its third space flight. On May 23, the founder of the Virgin Group, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, announced that the VSS Unity rocket plane successfully climbed to an altitude of 55.45 miles (89 km), reaching the edge of space.
Rogozin promised "engineering miracles" in the space industry in the coming years
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that then people will wear T-shirts with the Roscosmos logo, and not NASA
The public perception of Russian cosmonautics will change in the next two or three years, and the industry will see "engineering miracles". This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the ninth international technology conference Startup Village.