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China launches Yaogan-30-09 remote sensing satellite
This device will be used to study the conditions of exposure to an external electromagnetic field, indicated in the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
China successfully launched the Yaogan-30-09 remote sensing satellite into orbit on Friday. This was reported by the newspaper "Zhongguo Hantianbao".
Roscosmos has ruled out one of the reasons for the air leak on the ISS
Russian experts continue to find out the cause of the formation of cracks in the Zvezda module on the International Space Station (ISS), but the version of metal fatigue has been ruled out, said Sergey Krikalev, adviser to the General Director of Roscosmos, in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Patrushev visited the Progress RCC and the aircraft engine manufacturing plant in Samara
In particular, the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation inspected the final assembly shops of the NK-32 engines of the second series for the Tu-160 "White Swan" bombers and the deeply modernized Tu-160M
Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev visited the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) and the UEC-Kuznetsov in Samara.
Chinese cosmonauts entered the base module of the China Space Station
[b]The Office of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China reported that this is "the first time in history that the Chinese have entered their own space station".]
Three Chinese cosmonauts entered the base module of the Tianhe space station of the PRC on Thursday. This was announced on Thursday by the Office of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China.
Roscosmos is studying a proposal to send astronauts to the Chinese space station
Roscosmos is studying the proposal of the People's Republic of China to send Russian cosmonauts to the Chinese space station, specific negotiations have not yet begun, Sergei Krikalev, an adviser to the head of the state corporation, told Interfax.
Glavkosmos allowed a change in the design of the rocket for a separate fee for commercial launches
General Director of the company Dmitry Loskutov noted that the current contracts of Glavkosmos for commercial launches do not imply a change in the design of the Soyuz rocket
The current contracts of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) for commercial launches do not imply a change in the design of the Soyuz rocket, but such a service can be available to the customer for a fee.
Ecomonitoring from space can be done by one of the groups laid down in the "Sphere"
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, noted that to monitor CO2 emissions on the topic of so-called carbon units, it will be necessary to create special equipment for spectral analysis
Roscosmos is considering two options for monitoring CO2 emissions from space: creating a separate group or equipping spacecraft already included in the Sphere program with special equipment.
Repeated tests of parachute systems for the Exomars mission failed
The next attempt will take place in suitable weather, ESA reported
High-altitude tests of the parachutes of the Exomars-2022 lander, which consists of the Russian Kazachok landing platform and the European Rosalind Franklin rover, have not yet been successful, the next attempt will take place in suitable weather.
Russian scientist argued with Musk over the flight to Mars
Threats of a global catastrophe due to which the founder of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, wants to start colonizing Mars, are exaggerated. This was stated by the leading researcher of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Vyacheslav Turyshev.
China intends to improve the environmental friendliness of fuel for national launch vehicles
The chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi, recalled that the CZ-2F launch vehicle was created in the 90s and is refueled according to the technologies of that time
China plans to continuously improve the environmental friendliness of the fuel for its launch vehicles. This was reported to the TASS correspondent on Thursday by the chief designer of the CZ-2F rocket, Rong Yi.
NASA has approved the start of work on the design of the NEO Surveyor space telescope
NASA has approved the start of development of the preliminary design of the NEO Surveyor infrared space telescope, which will go into space in 2026. It is expected that in 12 years of operation, the telescope will help bring the number of known potentially dangerous near-Earth asteroids with a diameter of more than 140 meters from 40 to 90 percent of their total number in this size range, according to the NASA website.
Russia and China intend to build a lunar station by 2035
The international scientific lunar station of Russia and China will be deployed until 2035, then its operation will begin. This is reported in the presentation that the parties presented on June 16 at the International Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021, the video concept of the station was published on the YouTube channel of Roscosmos.
Modernization of the Kourou cosmodrome for manned launches will take several years - Roscosmos
Cosmonauts can be launched from the spaceport to fly to the Chinese space station
To launch manned spacecraft from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, a significant modernization of the infrastructure will be required, it may take several years, the adviser to the General director of Roscosmos, Sergey Krikalev, told Interfax.
Roscosmos will consider the roadmap for the creation of an orbital station
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the second document that will be sent to the government will be a version of the lunar program using a four-launch flight scheme on the Angara launch vehicle.
Roscosmos is negotiating the possibility of using Kura for manned launches
For manned programs, the corporation plans to use the Soyuz-2 launch complex, which is located in Guiana
Roscosmos is negotiating the possible future use of the Kourou cosmodrome for manned launches. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the press conference of the Global Conference on Space Exploration GLEX-2021.
US sanctions on the supply of microelectronics affected dozens of Russian satellites-Rogozin
US sanctions restricting the supply of microelectronics have affected dozens of Russian spacecraft, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said.
The head of NASA urged the United States to monitor the joint work of the Russian Federation and China in space
Washington should closely monitor the joint activities of Moscow and Beijing in outer space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the American space Agency NASA Bill Nelson on Tuesday, June 15, during the press conference GLEX-2021.
NASA: cooperation between Russia and the United States in space shows what can be achieved " outside of politics"
Cooperation between the countries continues, said the head of the organization, Bill Nelson
The cooperation between Russia and the United States in space, despite all the existing contradictions between Moscow and Washington, demonstrates what positive results the two countries can achieve if they go beyond political differences.
Roscosmos has created a special expertise department, which will include all cosmonauts of the state corporation
Members of the cosmonaut squad will join the new department of expertise, which will control the creation of spacecraft for manned cosmonautics, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, told reporters.
China looks forward to expanding cooperation with Russia in space
Beijing "is exploring opportunities to make an even greater contribution to the development of cosmonautics together with the Russian side"
China is confident in the prospects for expanding cooperation with Russia in space in many areas. This was stated on Wednesday by the assistant head of the Office of the Manned Space Flight Program of the People's Republic of China Ji Qiming.
