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Russian and Indian satellites separated in orbit 224 meters from each other
The dangerous approach of the spacecraft occurred, according to Roscosmos, at 04: 49 (Moscow time) on November 27. The minimum distance between the two remote sensing satellites — the Russian "Canopus-B" and the Indian Cartosat-2F — was only 224 meters.
The head of the Russian Academy of Sciences announced the loss of space by Russia
Failure of universal scale
We can no longer compete in space with other leading powers in this field. Alexander Sergeev, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, summed up this sad conclusion at a meeting of the state Duma Committee on education and science on Wednesday.
RSC Energia believes that after 2025, the cost of maintaining the ISS will not allow for adequate use of the station
The specialists of Rocket-space Corporation "Energy" I think that after 2025 the costs of the ISS are not adequately use the station, and the project will have to terminate, said Deputy Director General of the Corporation Vladimir Solovyov.
A number of ISS modules can be replaced to extend the station's life - Rogozin
The international space station (ISS) is capable of operating for quite a long time, but a number of modules may have to be replaced, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin
United States deprived of Russian aircraft of foreign components
The US has prepared a new sanctions list, which includes the Russian defense Ministry and 28 companies. These are mainly enterprises that are engaged in civil aircraft construction and cosmonautics. For some reason, the forensic center of the police Department in the Nizhny Novgorod region also got in there. What guided the authors of the new anti-Russian sanctions and will they be painful for Russia?
The Progress spacecraft will set a record for the longest stay in space
The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress MS-14 will set a record for the longest stay in space. This was reported on November 25 by RIA Novosti with reference to the preliminary work program of the International space station (ISS).
SpaceX launched a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit, bringing the grouping to 953 vehicles
The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle successfully launched a new batch of 60 mini-satellites into low-earth orbit on Wednesday morning Moscow time, designed to continue deploying the global Internet coverage of the Starlink system, the developer company SpaceX said.
More than 200 companies have invested in a remote sensing Park in Sanya
Chairman of the Board of Xian Huanyu Satellite Control and Data Application Co Bai Yiwei believes that "in the future, Hainan will become one of the key places in the space industry"
More than 200 companies have started working on the territory of the remote sensing data industrial Park in Sanya (Hainan province, southern China). This was reported by the Hainan daily.
SpaceX has set a new record for the number of launches and landings of the first stage
SpaceX made a record seventh launch of the same first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle. After launch, It returned to the Autonomous marine platform Of Course I Still Love You.
In the US, the Russian "Luna-25" was called a rudiment
The first Russian mission "Luna-25" to a natural satellite of the Earth "would have looked good at the beginning of 2000", and now the Chinese Chang'e 4 is less ambitious, Jonathan McDowell, a researcher at the Harvard-Smithsonian center for astrophysics (USA), told RIA Novosti.
Russian defense Ministry under sanctions: what plans are being made in the United States
the US prepared to impose sanctions against the Russian defense Ministry
The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, institutes of the state Corporation Rosatom, two Roscosmos enterprises and a number of other organizations may fall under US sanctions, media reports with reference to the draft version of the corresponding draft "black list". Washington has already imposed sanctions against Russia twice this month.
The astronauts-Gemini helped to learn about the failure of the mitochondria after living in space
such disorders can lead to malfunctions in the liver or heart
TASS, November 25. Observations of twin astronauts Scott and mark Kelly and dozens of other ISS crew members have shown that after a long life in space, a person may begin to have problems with the operation of mitochondria - the main power stations of the cell. The article with the results of the work was published by the scientific journal Cell.
China has invited other countries to participate in the creation of a lunar base
The Chinese government considers the moon and outer space to be the universal heritage of mankind and supports their peaceful development, said the Deputy head Of the center for lunar research and space engineering of the Chinese national space administration.
China is considering the possibility of landing its astronauts on the moon
the Deputy Head Of the center for lunar research and space engineering of the Chinese national space administration said that the Chinese authorities ' spending on space will increase
Chinese authorities and government experts are discussing the possibility of sending astronauts to the moon in the near future and choosing the right moment "in accordance with scientific tasks and taking into account economic factors."
Poor space
state Corporation Funding reduces its own mistakes
When the state Duma begins approving the state budget, the question of reducing funding for domestic space exploration is constantly raised. Every year.
Rogozin confirmed the discovery of a defective valve in the Soyuz rocket on Kourou
at the same time, the Director General of Roscosmos noted a sharp drop in the responsibility and quality of suppliers ' work [/b]
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin confirmed the discovery of a defective valve in the Soyuz rocket at the Kourou cosmodrome and the prevention of an accident during its launch.
Soyuz rocket allowed to launch from Kourou cosmodrome
The Soyuz rocket, which was previously found to have an accident-threatening malfunction, will be taken to the launch pad of the Kourou cosmodrome on Wednesday, Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin said.
On wings to space: the history of spaceplanes
the History of work on projects of various reusable aerospace systems goes back more than a dozen years. In April 1981, the first flight into orbit of the American Space Shuttle took place, and a little later the winged Buran flew into space.
The launch of the Gonets satellites was postponed due to comments on the rocket
It was postponed for about 10 days, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS
The launch of three Gonets-M communications satellites from the Plesetsk cosmodrome was postponed for about 10 days due to comments on the rocket. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.
Since June 1, the VKS has warned 18 times about dangerous approaches of objects with Russian satellites
the missile warning system on Duty detected about 30 ballistic missile launches during the same period
During the summer training period (June 1 - November 30), the main space situation intelligence center (RKO) issued a warning about dangerous approaches of various objects to Russian satellites 18 times. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of defense, distributed on Sunday.