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The parties concluded a corresponding agreement at the site of the International Aviation and Space Salon. They also plan to cooperate in the implementation of projects for scientific and educational purposes.

In total, about 170 experiments are planned to be carried out on the ISS as part of the long-term program of targeted work

Roscosmos together with Moscow State University will conduct an experiment on the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" on the adaptation of the human vestibular apparatus to being in space. This was announced by the executive director of Roscosmos for advanced programs and science Alexander Bloshenko in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov believes that cosmonautics will gradually step forward, but due to the hostility of the space environment, these steps are more accurate

A niche for astronauts will remain even in the case of active development of space tourism. This opinion was expressed by cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov at the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

The technology provides almost 100% protection against all viruses, said Nikolay Kolesov, General Director of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern

The Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET, part of Rostec) will develop a unique air purification system for the International Space Station (ISS) that provides almost 100% protection against all viruses. This was announced to TASS within the framework of MAKS-2021 by the general director of the concern Nikolai Kolesov.

The FSB proposes to add a number of defense and military information that is not related to state secrets, but which may harm the interests of Russia, to the list of information prohibited for transmission to foreign states. The corresponding draft order of the FSB Director has been published on the Federal Portal of Draft Regulatory Legal Acts.

The Russian Design Bureau (KB) Arsenal presented at the International Aviation and Space Salon of 2021 (MAKS-2021) a mock-up of the Zeus space nuclear tug, which will receive a megawatt-class power propulsion system. RIA Novosti showed the corresponding pictures in its Telegram channel.

At the same time, Glonass-K2 will be ready this year, the source said

The launch of the newest navigation satellite "Glonass-K2" has been postponed to next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry on the sidelines of the International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS).

First of all, the astronauts will have to unload about a ton of equipment delivered on the module

Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov will open the hatches to the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" a few hours after its docking with the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported to TASS in the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.

As reported by the rocket and Space Corporation Energia, tests of tanks in which metal chips were previously detected were completed successfully

The multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science" at the Baikonur Cosmodrome passed more than 700 different tests. This was reported to TASS in the rocket and space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos).

The Su-34 crews used half-ton corrected aerial bombs with satellite guidance. The exercises of the aviation regiment of the Central Military District are held on the territory of the Kurgan region.

Roskartografiya noted that they are interested in obtaining remote sensing data from spacecraft for use in operational monitoring of changes in the Earth's surface.

Blue Origin has launched its new spacecraft for the first time. The company's founder, Jeff Bezos, was also on board.

The American company Blue Origin plans to carry out two more launches of its New Shepard spacecraft with passengers on board. This was announced on Tuesday, July 20, at a press conference by billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the company.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the 15th International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2021.

The Russian Federation and the United States have made great progress in negotiations on the supply of Russian RD-181M rocket engines to Washington, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, told Interfax.

The American government supported the purchase of Russian RD-181M engines manufactured by NPO Energomash. This was announced on July 20 in his Telegram channel by the head of the press service of Roscosmos, Vladimir Ustimenko.

The observatory is sending images to Earth again, the department stressed

The Hubble Orbital Observatory has fully resumed its work and is sending images to Earth again. This was announced on Monday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The test took a few seconds

SpaceX conducted static tests of the engines of the Super Heavy launch vehicle on Monday, which is expected to launch the Starship spacecraft into low-Earth orbit for further flight to Mars.

According to the representative of the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Council, David West, quoted by the editor of the Space Policy Online portal, Marcia Smith, there is no risk to the safety of the crew.

The US authorities are planning to build a special intelligence base to monitor the actions of Russia and China in space. This became known to Sky News.