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The extension of the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2024 will depend on a joint decision of the ISS partners. This was reported on Thursday, April 22, in the press service of the European Space Agency (ESA).

It should put into orbit the first satellite from the new constellation of Earth monitoring devices

The corporation-operator of rocket launches in France Arianespace told Agence France-Presse on Wednesday that the next launch of the European Vega light rocket will be carried out next week from the spaceport in Kourou (French Guiana), on the night of April 28 to 29. This is stated in the AFP information.

[b]According to the space agency, the method may later allow "obtaining and storing oxygen on Mars".]

Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time received oxygen from the atmosphere of Mars using a device installed on board the Perseverance planetary rover ("Perseverance"). This is stated in a statement published on Wednesday on the website of the US Space Agency.

According to the General Director of the company "Information Satellite Systems named after M. F. Reshetnev" Nikolay Testoedov, the supply of on-board equipment has already been fully completed, the device is assembled and is being tested.

Earlier, the head of Roscosmos said that RSC Energia has set a task to ensure the readiness of the first base module for the station in 2025

The Science and Energy Module (NEM), which was created for the ISS, will be redesigned for the Russian space station. This was reported to journalists by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

We are talking, in particular, about Chinese research with the potential participation of Russia, said former US senator and astronaut Bill Nelson

China's space exploration, including lunar exploration and potentially involving Russia, should be of concern to the United States.

Russia has a space constellation of 162 satellites. This was announced on April 21 by the General Director of Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems (part of Roscosmos») Nikolai Testoyedov at the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The results of scientific research and samples of devices were demonstrated to the experts of the optoelectronic industry and representatives of the leading technical universities of the Russian Federation by the participants of the final round of the corporate project of the Shvabe holding "The Power of Light-2021".

Russia is considering the possibility of transferring its segment to the International Space Station (ISS) The United States after 2025. This was announced on April 21 by the head of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.

According to experts, it will be able to determine the landing site for astronauts, as well as collect samples of lunar soil

Russian scientists are considering the possibility of delivering a robot MARFA to the moon, which will be able to collect soil samples for research. This was stated by the scientific director of the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Lev Zeleny during the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

As reported in Roscosmos, the court imposed a fine of 100 thousand rubles

The Court of Appeal overturned the decision to suspend construction work on the launch complex "Angara" of the Vostochny cosmodrome. This was reported to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on Wednesday.

This initiative was made by academician Lev Zeleny

The General Meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences plans to once again take the initiative to create a space council under the President of the Russian Federation. This was stated by the President of the Academy Alexander Sergeev at the general meeting of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

The new Russian space station will not be permanently inhabited, like the ISS, due to radiation exposure in a high-latitude orbit, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Vladimir Solovyov, flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS, First Deputy General Designer for flight operation and testing of rocket and space complexes and systems of RSC Energia, noted that the discussion on the creation of the station has been going on for a long time.

The NASA technical team discussed the possibility of undocking the Russian segment of the ISS after Russia's withdrawal from the project. This was announced on Wednesday, April 21, by a source of "RIA Novosti".

Amazon has signed an agreement with the United Launch Alliance (ULA), which involves launching Kuiper satellite Internet spacecraft on nine Atlas V rockets, Ars Technica reports.

The situation associated with the aging of the structures of the International Space Station is becoming catastrophic, and Russia cannot put the lives of astronauts at risk. This was warned by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov on the air of the TV channel "Russia 1", his words are transmitted by TASS.

Russia is trying to weaken the US capabilities in space in order to win in possible future conflicts, the head of the US Space Command, James Dickinson, said on Tuesday.

First Deputy head of Roscosmos for the development of the orbital group and promising projects Yuri Urlichich noted that budget and extra-budgetary investments in the program will be equal

Roscosmos expects that the program for the creation of the multi-satellite group "Sphere" will be approved in the first half of the year.

Roscosmos recalled that the rocket is designed for a certain cost of the launch service, so it is also designed for foreign customers

The satellites under the Sphere program are to become the first payload of the Amur methane launch vehicle with a return stage. This was reported to TASS by the Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced programs and Science Alexander Bloshenko.