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The financing of scientific research in space is characterized by a regular reduction in the amount of budget funds, according to the annual report of the Accounting Chamber (SP).

The first launch of the new launch vehicle may take place during the 2021 fiscal year

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Wednesday unveiled a new two-stage H-III launch vehicle. This is stated in a message published on the agency's website.

The Japanese space agency JAXA has found itself in a difficult situation – it can not decide what to do with a pair of 50-kilogram satellites. Both devices now simply occupy a useful place in the cramped space on board the ISS, but it is impossible to get rid of them or use them for their intended purpose. The fact is that these satellites were created for Myanmar, in which a month ago there was what was officially called a "military coup".

[b]Earlier, The Washington Post reported that the plans of China and Russia for a lunar research station are a sign of the creation of an alliance between Moscow and Beijing against the West.]

The plans of Russia and China to cooperate on the creation of a lunar science station are not directed against the West, they are open to the participation of other countries. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Scientists studied unknown bacteria from the ISS

American scientists have identified three strains of bacteria unknown to science in samples from the ISS. They were related to bacteria that are important for plant growth. The researchers hope that in the future, these strains can be used to grow food on long-term space flights.

According to the published data, it is planned to launch the upgraded Rokot carrier in the second half of 2022. The use of parts from Ukraine in its design was previously refused.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has ordered 12 second-generation navigation satellites. With their help, the European satellite system "Galileo" (Galileo) will be strengthened. The satellites are planned to be put into orbit from 2024 and strengthen the 28 satellites already there. Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space have received an order for six satellites. The first generation of satellites was mainly supplied by OHB, which this time did not work out.

The best of the 39 options, scientists recognized a single-stage module on liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen

TASS, March 15. Scientists from Russia and the United States have chosen the best version of the module for delivering astronauts from the orbiting lunar station to the surface of the Earth's satellite and back. An article describing their work was published by the scientific journal Acta Astronautica, the press service of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology writes briefly about this.

[b]The current launch was the 362nd for the Changzheng series launch vehicles.]

China on Friday successfully launched a modified Changzheng-7A launch vehicle (CZ-7A, Long March-7A) with an experimental environmental monitoring satellite. This was announced by the China Space Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

It is more than twice the mass of the previous heaviest object of space debris and is 2.9 tons

The mass of the platform with old batteries, "thrown" from the International Space Station (ISS), is more than twice the mass of the previous heaviest object of space debris and is 2.9 tons. This was reported on Friday by TASS in the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The Baikal-GVD neutrino telescope, the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, will be launched on March 13. This was reported on Saturday in the press service of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.

The launch of two European Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. To do this, instead of the European Arian 6 rocket, the Russian Soyuz-ST launch vehicle will be used. This was announced on Sunday, March 14, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.

The reusable first stage of the American Falcon 9 launch vehicle, launched on Sunday into orbit with 60 Internet satellites of the Starlink project, made a successful controlled landing on a floating platform in the Atlantic, the developer company SpaceX said.

The ship "Eagle" is being created as part of the Russian lunar program

A flight model of the navigation system designed for the promising manned spacecraft "Eagle" will be delivered to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energia" next year. This was reported to TASS by the head of the Department of Optical and Physical Research of the Institute of Space Research (ICI) RAN Roman Bessonov.

The probability of a global catastrophe caused by man, accompanied by the death of millions of people, animals and plants, is very high and is constantly increasing. According to scientists, we are talking about the impending sixth mass extinction.

France conducts first military exercises in space

The French military is conducting exercises to test the capabilities of its space command in dealing with threats to its satellites. Near-Earth space has become the" real national security problem " of the Fifth Republic. The exercise is part of France's strategy to become the world's third-largest space power.

Earlier, the state corporation reported that cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov was removed from the main crew of the Soyuz MS-18 manned spacecraft, and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hai was appointed instead.

The cost of delivering 1 kg of cargo from commercial companies to the ISS has increased from $3 thousand to $20 thousand.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has almost sevenfold raised the price of commercial services for the delivery of cargo to the International Space Station (ISS) and their return to Earth. This was announced on Thursday by the Internet portal SpaceNews.

According to Chinese cosmonaut Yang Liwei, they will mainly be involved in the construction of the Chinese space station.]

China intends to send 12 people to space in the next two years. According to Yang Liwei, the deputy head of the Chinese Manned Space Flight Program and the first Chinese cosmonaut, they will mainly be involved in the construction of the Chinese space station.

In particular, the launch of the Russian-European ExoMars mission and the completion of the construction of the National Space Center are expected next year

About 10 launches of the British OneWeb communication satellites on Soyuz rockets, the launch of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", the resumption of the lunar program and other launches are planned this year. This was announced on Saturday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.