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The head of NASA will connect online to the June GLEX conference in St. Petersburg
The head of NASA, Bill Nelson, announced on Friday, May 28, about participation in the virtual format in the international space conference GLEX-2021, which will be held in June in St. Petersburg.
The future of the ISS will be discussed at the GLEX forum in St. Petersburg
On June 16, a session of the Global Interaction Forum will be held, which will be dedicated to the International Space Station
The prospects for manned space flights and the future of the International Space Station (ISS) will be discussed at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy Director of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
The next launch of the Soyuz from Vostochny is scheduled for July 1
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, previously announced plans to launch one Soyuz rocket from Vostochny in May, June and July.]
The Soyuz launch vehicle will next be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on July 1. This was announced on Saturday by the General Director of the Rocket and Space Center (RCC) "Progress" Dmitry Baranov.
NASA in the budget for 2022 did not provide for the purchase of seats on the " Soyuz»
NASA's budget for 2022 does not provide for the purchase of additional seats on Russian Soyuz spacecraft for flights to the International Space Station (ISS), but the United States hopes to continue flights on mutual exchange. This was announced on May 28 by a representative of NASA.
All 36 OneWeb satellites successfully launched into orbit
This is the seventh launch of OneWeb satellites and the fourth fully commercial launch from the Eastern
All British OneWeb communications satellites launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on a Soyuz-2.1 b carrier rocket have successfully separated from the Fregat upper stage. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.
The test base of the Fregat upper stages will be re-equipped by the end of 2022
The re-equipment is carried out in order to organize workplaces for conducting electrical tests of all modifications of the units
Technical re-equipment of the Fregat upper stage test base (RBF) will be completed by the end of 2022. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the NGO named after S. A. Lavochkin.
Russia has set a record for the number of accident-free space launches in a row
The successful launch of the Soyuz launch vehicle with 36 British OneWeb communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome on May 29 was the 59th consecutive accident-free Russian space launch, according to calculations by RIA Novosti.
NASA calls Russia a vital partner in space
The new head of NASA, Bill Nelson, called Russia a vital partner in the International Space Station, he said at a briefing on May 28, his words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
The maximum duration of the flight of the spacecraft "Eagle" has been announced»
A promising Russian spacecraft, which is being created to replace the Soyuz ,will be able to fly around the Moon for up to six months. The total service life of the device should be at least five years.
Mass media: Iran plans to launch several satellites of its own production
According to the IRNA agency, first of all, we are talking about launching satellites into low-Earth orbit of the Earth - from 160 to 2 thousand km
The Iranian authorities are working on several satellites of domestic production, five of which are planned to be launched in the near future. This was reported on Friday by the IRNA news agency.
SpaceX has launched a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, bringing the grouping to 1,735 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle on Wednesday successfully launched another batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-Earth orbit, designed to continue the deployment of the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.
Russia and China have sent invitations to partners for cooperation on a scientific lunar station
Roscosmos and CNSA announced the signing of a memorandum of cooperation on the creation of an international station in early March
Roscosmos and the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) have invited partners to the International Lunar Science Station (ISS) project and expect to receive a response at the Global Space Exploration Conference GLEX in St. Petersburg. This was reported by TASS Deputy General Director of the State Corporation for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
SpaceX has conducted 100 successful Falcon 9 launches in a row
The American company SpaceX has conducted 100 successful launches of the Falcon 9 heavy rocket in a row, according to Ars Technica. The publication notes that the last launch of the carrier took place on May 26, when the Starlink satellites were delivered to Earth orbit.
The Glonass-M satellite was returned to the orbital group after maintenance
It was withdrawn for maintenance on May 25
The Glonass-M spacecraft No. 732 (23rd point) was transferred from maintenance to the main part of the orbital group. This is stated on the website of the Information and Analytical Center for Coordinate-time and Navigation Support.
Canada will send a lunar rover and an astronaut to the moon in the next five years
[b]The implementation of the Artemis and Lunar Gateway programs "will demonstrate the technical capabilities for a future human mission to Mars," according to an agreement between NASA and the Canadian Space Agency.]
The Canadian astronaut will become a member of the Artemis 2 program of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration( NASA), and Canada will also send a lunar rover to the Moon in the next five years. This was announced on Wednesday on Twitter by the Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of the country Francois-Philippe Champagne.
Details of the theft of more than 1 billion rubles from Roscosmos have become known
The Main Directorate of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia for the Moscow Region has completed investigative actions in a criminal case on the theft of more than 1 billion rubles in supplies for the scientific and energy module (NEM) of the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced on Wednesday, May 26, according to Kommersant.
The manufacturer of "Unions" reported a billion-dollar loss
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.
NASA Launches Climate Change and Natural Disaster Monitoring System
According to the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, hurricanes have become more destructive due to the process of global warming
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is creating a new Earth system observatory to predict and monitor climate change and natural disasters. This is stated in a statement issued on Monday by the press service of NASA.
Roscosmos: VR-complexes with satellite data will be used in geography lessons
The State Corporation is working to promote virtual reality complexes with Lomonosov Moscow State University, other universities, Sirius, and schools
Virtual reality complexes that are being created at Roscosmos can be used in geography lessons using remote sensing data from space. This opinion was expressed by the director of the Digital Development Department of Roscosmos Konstantin Shadrin.
TsNIIMash: revenue from near-Earth space monitoring will exceed 1 billion rubles by 2035.
The number of spacecraft serviced by the enterprise will increase from 45 to 482 from 2024 to 2035
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos-TsNIIMash assumes that the company's revenue from near-Earth space monitoring and satellite protection services on the international market by 2035 may amount to 1.2 billion rubles. This is stated in the materials of the institute, available to TASS.
