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A robot manipulator was created for cosmonauts and the military
At the exhibition in the military technopolis "ERA" presented a new multifunctional robot manipulator. According to its creators, it, in particular, can become a good assistant for astronauts and Navy sailors.
The expert spoke about China's space program
The Chinese space program is very ambitious, said Alexander Lutovinov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work at the ICI RAS, during a press conference at the Izvestia Research Center on Wednesday, April 7.
At the Vostochny cosmodrome, they began to prepare for the launch of a new batch of OneWeb satellites
Before that, 36 new OneWeb spacecraft arrived at the Ignatievo airport in the city of Blagoveshchensk on an AN-124-100 aircraft, Roscosmos reported.]
Specialists of the Vostochny cosmodrome have begun preparations for the scheduled launch of the next batch of OneWeb spacecraft using the Soyuz-2.1 b launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage at the end of April. This was reported in Roscosmos on Tuesday.
Elon Musk called the cause of the explosion of the prototype ship Starship
A small methane leak caused an explosion during the test of the next prototype of the American manned spacecraft Starship. This was announced on April 5 by the founder of SpaceX, Elon Musk, on his Twitter account.
The expert said that the Soyuz-MS is able to fly to the ISS in less than three hours
This is possible when using a two-turn flight scheme
The Soyuz-MS manned spacecraft will be able to reach the International Space Station (ISS) in 2 hours and 45 minutes, using a two-turn flight pattern. This was reported to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" Rafail Murtazin.
The ISS may be extended beyond 2030.
The operation of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be extended after 2030, said the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.
The ISS plans to grow grain
It will be processed into flour for baking bread in space
Russian scientists are developing a new greenhouse for the ISS, where they plan to grow grain for the subsequent preparation of flour and baking bread in space. This was stated on Monday at the conference "Man in Space" by the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the ISS, Vladimir Solovyov.
Russia plans to develop a super-heavy rocket for flights to the Moon and Mars
Russia intends to develop a super-heavy rocket with a payload capacity of 200 tons. It will be used for flights to Mars and the Moon. This was announced on April 5 by the head of the flight of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), Vladimir Solovyov.
The Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft is being prepared for assembly with a launch vehicle at Baikonur
At the Baikonur cosmodrome, the space head part was transported with the Soyuz MS-18 transport manned spacecraft for the general assembly of a space rocket, the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia reported on Sunday.
The Solar Orbiter was able to get closer to the Sun thanks to a coating of ground bones
A joint development between NASA and ESA, the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, launched in February last year, made its first approach to the star. According to the mission program, it will approach the sun every six months.
Russia has recognized the profitability of Elon Musk's space project
The project of the American space corporation SpaceX to regularly launch small satellites at a single price using Falcon 9 rockets will begin to make a profit by the end of the first year. This conclusion was reached by specialists of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University, who studied the initiative of Elon Musk's company, RIA Novosti reports.
Russian secret satellite burned up in the atmosphere
The Russian military satellite "Kosmos-2525" descended from near-Earth orbit and burned up in the atmosphere, TASS reports, referring to the Command of the Aerospace Defense of North America.
Preliminary design of the Amur rocket will be completed in September
"Amur" will be the successor of the Soyuz rocket, said the Executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko
The preliminary design stage of the Amur rocket will end in September. This was stated on Saturday in the program "Big Space" on the channel "Roscosmos-TV" Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko.
The Rostec concern has introduced a robot welder into production
The organization "Signal", part of the concern "Automation" of the state corporation "Rostec", robotized welding processes at the enterprise. This was reported on April 2 by the correspondent of "RIA Novosti".
Elon Musk was invited to St. Petersburg for a conference on space exploration
The event will be held in June
The organizers of the Global Conference on Space Exploration, which will be held in June in St. Petersburg, sent an invitation to the event to the head of SpaceX, Elon Musk. This was stated by the executive director of the International Astronautical Federation Christian Feichtinger at a press conference on Friday.
Roscosmos has not yet made a decision on the inclusion of weapons in the emergency reserve of cosmonauts
Currently, the paper stage of developing technical proposals for funds that can be included in the NAZ is underway, said the executive director of the state Corporation for Manned space programs.
The launches of the Condor-FKA satellites are shifted to 2022 and 2023
General Director of NPO Mashinostroyeniya Alexander Leonov said that there are export orders for "Condors"
The launches of the Condor-FKA radar satellites are scheduled for 2022 and 2023. This was announced on Friday by the General Director, General Designer of the NPO Mashinostroyeniya (part of the corporation " Tactical Missile Weapons") Alexander Leonov.
Roscosmos cannot fulfill a number of state contracts on time due to sanctions
Enterprises of the space industry are suffering losses due to the restriction of access to critical technologies, which is caused by sanctions, said Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy General Director of Roscosmos for Finance.
The Russian "Tsar-engine" took place
Research and Production Association (NPO) "Energomash" has completed a three-month cycle of eight fire tests of the first finishing liquid rocket power unit RD-171MV, known as the "tsar-engine". This is reported by Roscosmos.
Tomsk scientists have invented a lightweight material for satellites
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have created a technology for producing a complex composite that can be used to protect the electronics of space satellites. This was told to RIA "Tomsk" by Professor of TPU Oleg Khasanov.
