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In the United States, they will test a new way to launch rockets into space using a " catapult»
Competition in the space launch market is getting tougher every year, which pushes developers to various unusual solutions. So, a small private firm SpinLaunch can test its revolutionary method of launching satellites using a centrifuge.
RKS improved multi-zone scanning devices for advanced hydrometeorological satellites
The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the State Corporation ROSCOSMOS) has completed work on improving the multi-zone scanning devices of the advanced hydrometeorological satellites of the Electro-L, Arktika-M, Meteor-M and Canopus series as part of the development of on-board systems of the Earth remote sensing (ERS) spacecraft.
From the "Caucasus" to the "West": the main military exercises of 2021
In 2021, the intensity of combat training in the Russian Armed Forces will increase
In 2020, the geography of challenges for Russia has expanded, the role of military force in solving international problems has increased, the Ministry of Defense notes. In this regard, it is of particular importance to maintain the combat capability and combat readiness of the army and navy at the required level. "Newspaper.Ru " analyzed what activities of combat and operational training will be carried out in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2021.
A contract has been signed for the construction of a European module for the Gateway orbital station
Thales Alenia Space and the European Space Agency have signed an agreement to create an ESPRIT module for the future Gateway space station. The contract amount is almost 300 million euros.
Clean up there: what to do with space debris
Hundreds of spacecraft fragments threaten big problems
A Japanese startup decided to clean up a little in space and launch a device for cleaning up space debris. Scientists have already delivered their device to Baikonur to send the device into space in March along with the Soyuz spacecraft.
At a rocket pace: what are the prospects for Russian strategic forces
In the coming year, the program of re-equipping the Strategic Missile Forces with new equipment should be completed
In the coming years, Russia's strategic nuclear forces will reach a fundamentally new level. Already in 2021, they will be equipped with only the most modern equipment.
"Gazprom" and the Russian space Agency will create the production of satellites in the suburbs
Gazprom and Roscosmos have signed a cooperation agreement under which the production of
civil spacecraft, in particular Yamal satellites and Earth-sensing devices, will be created, the gas holding said in a statement. The production will be established in the Moscow region.
Rogozin said about the course of the United States to curtail cooperation with Russia on space
The United States is going to curtail cooperation with Russia in space, the only joint project is the International Space Station (ISS), said the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos will launch several GLONASS satellites into orbit in 2021
According to the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin, this will make the grouping more accurate
Several GLONASS navigation satellites will be launched into orbit in 2021. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the modernization of the control point of the space echelon of the missile launch warning system
The control point of the space echelon of the missile attack warning system (SPRN) has been upgraded, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Russian space forces tracked more than 80 rocket launches in 2020
The Russian missile attack warning system consists of two echelons: space and ground
The Russian Space Forces tracked more than 80 launches of foreign and domestic rockets in 2020. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Russia put 21 spacecraft into orbit in 2020
Specialists of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) in 2021 provided the launch of 21 Russian spacecraft into orbit, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The developers have eliminated the main disadvantages of the Angara-A5 rocket»
According to Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, Russian developers have corrected the shortcomings previously identified in the Angara-A5 rocket. Now the carrier corresponds to the declared characteristics.
Russia has allocated money for the " Russian Hubble»
Funds for the creation and launch of the Spectrum-UV telescope ("World Space Observatory — Ultraviolet") have been allocated, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the scientific director of the Institute for Space Research (IKI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Lev Zeleny.
New photographic equipment for Russian weather satellites will allow to determine the temperature of the Earth's surface with high accuracy - RKS
The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS) has improved the photographic equipment for Russian weather satellites, which will allow to determine the temperature of clouds and the earth's surface with high accuracy, the press service of the holding reported on Tuesday.
Russian Soyuz-ST rocket with French satellite launched from Kourou cosmodrome
The satellite weighing more than 3.5 tons was created by the European corporation Airbus Defense and Space
The Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle with the French CSO-2 reconnaissance satellite successfully launched on Tuesday from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. The live broadcast is available on the website of the space launch operator Arianespace.
The decision on the future of the ISS will be made in early 2021 - Borisov
A decision on the future of the International Space Station (ISS) is planned to be made in the first quarter of 2021, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov said.
The Russian-Indian experiment at the Chinese space station will take place a year later
we are Talking about an experiment on the spectroscopic study of gas nebulae
The Russian-Indian experiment on spectroscopic study of gas nebulae, which will take place at the Chinese orbital station, will begin in 2023, and not in 2022, as previously announced. This was reported to TASS by the Deputy Director for scientific work of the Institute of astronomy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (the main scientific organization in the project) Mikhail Sachkov.
Ten main technological achievements of Russia in 2020
Vladimir Putin proposed declaring 2021 the Year of science and technology. This initiative is not accidental-despite Western sanctions and the pandemic, the innovative economy is increasingly coming to the forefront in Russia. What are the main scientific and technological successes achieved by domestic scientists and industry in the past year?
The launch of the Obzor-R satellite will take place in the third quarter of 2021
on Board is a radar that will allow you to get an image with a resolution of up to one meter
The launch of the radar satellite "Obzor-R" from the Plesetsk cosmodrome is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021, according to the state contract published on the public procurement portal.