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This satellite was launched on March 2, 2010 and entered the system on March 28, 2010. The last time it was taken out for maintenance in December 2020

The Russian communication satellite "Glonass-M" No. 732 (23rd point) is temporarily withdrawn from the grouping, according to the website of the information and analytical center for coordinate-time and navigation support of the GLONASS system.

Roscosmos intends to create a device that will transmit data on the location of children and the elderly in the event of their disappearance via satellites. This was announced on Tuesday, May 25, by Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science, speaking at Skolkovo .

The Rocket and Space Corporation Energia suffered billions of dollars in losses in 2020. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the company's statement.

The state corporation noted that an interesting direction is the use of remote sensing data in a virtual reality helmet

Russian tour operators are interested in the VR complexes created in Roscosmos for the development of virtual tourism. This was announced by the director of the Digital development Department of the state corporation Konstantin Shadrin.

Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its third space flight. On May 23, the founder of the Virgin Group, British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, announced that the VSS Unity rocket plane successfully climbed to an altitude of 55.45 miles (89 km), reaching the edge of space.

The Director General of Roscosmos noted that then people will wear T-shirts with the Roscosmos logo, and not NASA

The public perception of Russian cosmonautics will change in the next two or three years, and the industry will see "engineering miracles". This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin at the ninth international technology conference Startup Village.

Roscosmos and the Chinese Space Agency have reached an oral agreement on the mutual integration of their manned spacecraft to the superheavy launch vehicles of the two countries, Roscosmos Executive Director for Science Alexander Bloshenko told Interfax.

NPO Energomash has completed a number of tests of the engine for the Orel manned spacecraft, they confirmed the planned service life, Roscosmos reported.

The American company Aerion announced the closure of the project of the supersonic passenger aircraft AS2 and the termination of work. According to Flightglobal, the reason for the closure of the project was a lack of funding. According to the company, the current economic situation and financial situation of Aerion do not allow to complete the AS2 project and start mass production of aircraft.

The flight of Russian cosmonauts to the moon can cost from 400 billion to 1.7 trillion rubles. Earlier it became known that Russia plans to build a lunar base together with China.

The logical continuation of the International Space Station (ISS) project will be the creation of international bases on the Moon and on Mars, according to SpaceX founder Elon Musk.

The company of Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov has signed a contract with SpaceX, which involves the launch of a lunar lander under the Artemis program.

During flight tests of the new Russian remote sensing spacecraft "Arktika-M", scientists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the State Corporation "Roscosmos") tested the possibility and confirmed the effectiveness of using the satellite's target equipment for operational monitoring of volcanic activity, the RKS press service reported.

In particular, different legal entities, companies and teams of remotely distributed designers will be able to work with the same 3D model of the product

The virtual reality complex being created at Roscosmos will be used for the production of equipment by remote designers. This was reported to TASS by the director of the Department of digital development of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.

The spacecraft has reached the surface of the planet

The Zhuzhong rover successfully descended from the landing platform and began exploring Mars. This was announced on Saturday by the Chinese National Space Administration.

The Government of the Russian Federation notes the need to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of a number of state programs. "Pay attention to the low degree of effectiveness of the implementation of the state program of the Russian Federation "Space activities of Russia", - said in a statement posted on the website of the Cabinet of Ministers on Saturday.

Sergey Kud-Sverchkov also reported on how experiments on the study of ENT organs were conducted

Spirulina algae can be used as a biological element to restore the atmosphere, it was experimentally grown during an expedition to space, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov said on Saturday at the New Knowledge marathon.

Roscosmos does not rule out continuing participation in the ISS project after 2025, the decision is up to the president, Alexander Bloshenko, executive director of the state Corporation for Science, told Interfax.

[b]Executive Director of the Corporation for Advanced Programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko said that the tug will fly on ion engines, and not on chemical fuel.]

The executive director of Roscosmos for advanced programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko, suggested at the forum "New Knowledge" that future orbital stations will be built on the same principle as the transport and energy module "Zeus" (nuclear tug).

In June, Roscosmos will present a draft lunar program using the Angara-A5V rocket instead of the superheavy Yenisei, and the decision on the specific configuration will be made by the country's leadership, Alexander Bloshenko, executive director of the state Corporation for Science, told Interfax.