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"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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Russian defense Ministry: military confrontation in space and cybersphere threatens with incidents with nuclear weapons
under these conditions, nuclear deterrence remains a key element in ensuring Russia's military security, said Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces.]
The spread of military confrontation to cyberspace and outer space increases the risks of interference in control systems and the use of nuclear weapons, chief of the General staff of the Russian Armed forces, army General Valery Gerasimov, said at a briefing for foreign attaches on Thursday.
Cosmodrome "Europe" will appear in the Caucasus
Success Rockets has signed an agreement to build a private spaceport on the territory of the Republic of Dagestan by 2025. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the company.
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.
"Largest base": 109 thousand new craters found on the moon
Chinese scientists have made a map of lunar craters, discovered AI
Chinese scientists have discovered more than 100 thousand new craters on the moon. They were helped to do this by artificial intelligence, which learned to search for almost invisible objects better than a human.
More than 40 Russian companies have been subject to us export restrictions
The us Department of Commerce has included several dozen Russian enterprises and organizations in the list of those to be subject to export restrictions. The us authorities consider these companies "military end-users", which makes them subject to export control rules. This means that they will need a license to export or re-export certain goods.
China launches new launch vehicle with secret satellite into orbit
The Chinese medium-class rocket "Changzheng-8" ("Great campaign-8", CZ-8) on Tuesday launched into orbit with a secret satellite XJY-7, as well as a group of space micro-devices, a live broadcast was conducted on the Chinese website DouYu.
NASA successfully tested the heat shield of the James Webb telescope
The US space Agency has conducted the final tests of the heat shield of the new James Webb space telescope for deployment. The launch of the device is planned for 2021.
It took the US army almost a year to develop protective masks against coronavirus
In the near future, the US army will receive special CCFC face masks to protect against COVID-19, the losses from which this year were quite comparable to combat. According to Air Force Magazine, 117,736 cases of the disease were reported among military and civilian personnel in the United States, 129 of which ended fatally.
How China Wants to Outsmart America in a New Space Race
China rejoices – the country's lunar program has taken a new height. Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated the entire Chinese people on the successful return of the lunar soil capsule to Earth. However, this huge success is only the first step towards the implementation of China's much more ambitious plans in space. When and with what missiles will China be able to send a man to the moon and even to Mars?
The capacity of the plant in Omsk will be enough to fulfill only half of the plans for the production of Angara missiles"
Omsk plant "Polet" will be able to produce 4-6 launch vehicles of the "Angara" family per year after the modernization of the production site, said the head of the Khrunichev Center Alexey Varochko.