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The arrested adviser to the head of "Roscosmos" Safronov retains his position
Former journalist Ivan Safronov, who was arrested on charges of treason, continues to be an employee of Roscosmos, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin announced a possible visit of the head of NASA to Russia in 2021
The new director of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, may visit Russia before the end of 2021. This was announced on Saturday, June 5, by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
The terms of the preliminary design of a private Russian ultralight rocket have been announced
Russia wants to prepare a draft design of an ultralight rocket by the end of 2022. The first launch of the carrier is planned to be carried out in 2025 from the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Rogozin denied reports of readiness to extend the work of the ISS until 2030
The head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin denied reports that in a conversation with the head of NASA Bill Nelson confirmed his readiness to extend the work of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. He announced this in his Telegram channel.
Talk about extending the work of the ISS is possible only after the lifting of US sanctions against Roscosmos-Rogozin
An agreement on extending the work of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030 was not reached during a conversation with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, to begin with, the United States should lift sanctions from the enterprises of Roscosmos, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The accuracy of the GLONASS system is planned to be improved to 10 cm by 2030
Roscosmos has announced plans to improve the location accuracy of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS to 10 cm after 2030. This was announced on Saturday, June 5, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the materials of the state corporation posted on the public procurement portal.
The question of international participation in the Russian project of a new space station is still too early to decide, Rogozin believes
Roscosmos does not rule out NASA's participation in the project of a new space station, but this issue will be resolved later, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin told Interfax.
Rogozin said that he will not participate in the competition for "jumping in bags" to the Moon
[b]According to the head of Roscosmos, Russia should focus on what benefits the country, and not "participate in stupid competitions".]
The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said that there is no competition for who will be the first to fly to the Moon, and if there is, then he will not participate in them.
The first flight to the Moon in the history of modern Russia may not take place this year
Russia may have to postpone the unmanned Luna-25 mission to 2022. The latter is of particular importance for the country's space industry, as it should be the beginning of a large-scale program for the development of the Earth's satellite.
Russia has accused the US of hiding the true functions of the satellites
The Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Office in Geneva, Andrey Belousov, noted that " now the launches of American satellites are put on stream, which is more and more like a creeping expansion in space."
Rogozin said that Roscosmos will offer NASA "the most interesting projects"
[b]According to the CEO of the state corporation, such cooperation is possible if the United States "really behaves like gentlemen".]
Roscosmos has something to offer the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), if the United States behaves like gentlemen. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021), the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The draft law on remote sensing of the Earth was submitted for public discussion
According to the developers, the adoption of the bill will create conditions for the development of the commercial sector of the DSZ from space and will contribute to the development of the Russian data market
The draft federal law on remote sensing of the Earth from space, which will eliminate legislative gaps and help the development of the private sector in this area, is undergoing public discussions. This is stated on the official portal of regulatory legal acts.
Rogozin said that both Russia and the United States have problems due to the aging of the ISS design
According to the head of Roscosmos, the years of the ISS are numbered
Russia and the United States are facing problems on the ISS, which arise from the aging of the structure. This was announced on Thursday in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021), the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin said that a place in the "Union" for tourists is cheaper than that of Musk
At the same time, the head of Roscosmos did not name the exact price, referring to the commercial secret
The cost of a place in the Soyuz spacecraft for tourists is cheaper than on the Starliner and Crew Dragon ships. This was announced in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin.
Defense Ministry: Armed conflict penetrates into space and cyberspace
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin spoke about the threats in the near future that the Russian military sees. According to him, the most serious security challenges and threats are caused by several recent trends in the world.
Russian super-heavy rocket to fly to the Moon wants to make reusable
Russia is considering the possibility of creating a reusable super-heavy rocket that could be used for flights to the moon. Earlier it became known that the appearance of the carrier "Yenisei" will be revised.
Rogozin spoke about the spiritual closeness with Musk
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2021 answered a question from NTV presenter Aina Nikolaeva about the "correspondence controversy" with the head of SpaceX Elon Musk.
Borisov said that Russia has already conducted all its scientific experiments on the ISS
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that, therefore, today the country is mainly engaged in ensuring the life of the station
Russia has conducted almost the entire cycle of scientific experiments of interest to it on board the International Space Station. This was stated on Thursday by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov during an interview with RBC at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Roscosmos will hand over four Angara rockets in 2021"
[b]According to the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin, one heavy rocket will be delivered in June, a light one - in July, and the rest are planned to be delivered by the end of the year.]
Four Angara launch vehicles will be delivered by the end of the year, but not all are planned to be launched by January. This was announced on Thursday in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2021), the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The dates of the beginning of the preliminary design of the Russian space station are named
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Thursday, June 3, that the preliminary design of a promising Russian orbital service station (ROSS) will begin in Russia before the end of the summer.
