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The launch vehicle PSLV-C51 on Sunday successfully put into orbit the Brazilian satellite of optical observation of the Earth's surface Amazonia-1, as well as 18 other spacecraft, said the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

The Polish company PIT-RADWAR presented the concept of a new short-range air defense system. It is stated that the system will be able to hit all types of air targets, including attack helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, barrage ammunition and cruise missiles.

According to the head of the state corporation, now the electrical tests of the module are being completed at Baikonur, then the vacuum tests will start

The multifunctional laboratory module "Nauka" can still be launched to the International Space Station at the end of May. This was announced on Wednesday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Since the launch, the device has covered more than 470 million km

The unmanned spacecraft of the People's Republic of China "Tianwen-1" on Wednesday entered the reference orbit of Mars and will soon begin scientific research. This was reported by the Center for Lunar Exploration and Space Programs of the Chinese National Space Administration.

Chinese automaker Geely Holdings Group will launch commercial satellites this year, the company said.

The US cargo spacecraft Cygnus, which successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, brought fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as cheese, to the crew members, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said.

The launch operator will be Glavkosmos Launch Services

The company "Sputnix" (a resident of Skolkovo) expects to send more than 10 small spacecraft during two rocket launches from Baikonur. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.

Firefly Aerospace, owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov, is to launch the Orbital Test Bed (OTB) 2 research spacecraft from General Atomics in 2022.

Spores of black mold and some bacteria can survive the takeoff of a spacecraft and a trip to Mars, astrobiologists have found. As a result, such spores become dangerous for astronauts, according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) received images taken at the time of landing of the Perseverance rover ("Perseverance») to the Red Planet. They were demonstrated on Friday at a briefing broadcast on the NASA website.

NASA has launched a new project called the "Deep Space Food Challenge," which aims to gather ideas and technologies to address the food security of astronauts on future space missions. This is a social and scientific project that everyone can take part in. Twenty teams with the best results will receive prizes of $25,000 and an offer of cooperation.

Experts evaluated the chances of success of the NASA spacecraft mission

The Mars rover Perseverance, which successfully landed on the surface of the Earth's neighbor yesterday, should make the first controlled drone flight on another planet, find traces of life there, water on the surface and under it, and take panoramic pictures.

[b]According to the Lavochkin NGO, the spacecraft will be launched into a highly elliptical orbit by the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage.]

The launch of the Arktika-M satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for February 28. This was announced by the Deputy General Designer of the Lavochkin NPO for general design Ivan Moskatinyev in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".

The carrier rocket "Angara-A5" in the course of December, starting on the accuracy settings of removing cargo and load capacity exceeded the requirements specified defense Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti the General designer of the design Bureau "salute" (included in the Center Khrunichev, the developer of "Angara") Sergey Kuznetsov.

The rarefied atmosphere of Mars is one of the main challenges that the Ingenuity helicopter will face as part of the Perseverance rover mission. This was told to Izvestia by space expert, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics (RAK) Andrey Ionin on Thursday, February 18.

The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have the technical capabilities and specialists capable of "thinning out the orbits" of Western satellites, RIA Novosti writes.

Moscow is concerned about the prospect of an echelon of the US missile defense system in space. The implementation of Washington's plans will destabilize the existing system of international security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov is sure. The diplomat stressed that if this idea is successful, the Americans will be able to strike directly from orbit at the positional areas of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Without waiting for them to start.

The American company ABL Space Systems has signed a contract for the first launch of the RS1 launch vehicle. It may be held in the spring of this year.

The Atlas V launch vehicle with the rover launched in July 2020 from the Cape Canaveral space center

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) believe that all the systems of the Perseverance spacecraft approaching Mars ("Perseverance") are working normally, the rover is ready for the landing scheduled for February 18. This was stated on Tuesday by Deputy project manager Jennifer Trosper at a press conference, which is broadcast on the agency's website.

The State Rocket Center named after him. Makeeva, the developer of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile and the Sineva submarine - launched ballistic missile, has registered with Rospatent the appearance of a line of super-heavy carriers for launches to the Moon and Mars.