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Test launch of Angara from Plesetsk postponed for a week-source
The first test launch of the Angara-A5 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in six years has been postponed for a week, a source in the space industry told Interfax on Monday.
Soyuz-ST will be taken to the launch pad at the Kourou cosmodrome on November 25 to prepare for launch
According to a source in the rocket and space industry, last week during tests in the installation and measurement complex, a leaky electro-pneumatic valve was detected, the part was already brought from Russia.
China has launched the world's first satellite for the 6G network – but no one knows what it is
The media reported that one of the 13 new Chinese satellites launched on November 6 by the long March 6 rocket is the Tianyang-5 spacecraft. This is the brainchild of Chengdu Guoxing Aerospace Technology, based on the developments of a leading Chinese University in Chengdu. Tianyang-5 is designed to study the Earth, but it will also test the operation of a transmitter for the new 6G network, which does not yet exist in nature.
Yuri Borisov: the ERA-GLONASS System can become a platform for controlling drones
The state automated information system for emergency response in case of road accidents may become a platform for driving self-driving cars in the future. This was stated on Friday at the opening of the international Congress "ERA-GLONASS" by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
These domes can't be extinguished
in 2020, parachuting and paratroopers did a lot for the first time
Our airborne forces were the first in world history to perform a group high-altitude jump from 10 thousand meters from the Il-76 military transport aircraft at a flight speed of up to 350 km/h. The jump was made in the area of the Franz Josef Land archipelago on drifting ice. Another evidence of our country's active consolidation in the Arctic.
Testing the ignition system of the engine "of Cosmocerca" can begin next week
According to the CEO of the company, there are still questions about the production of parts, so the test period may move
The company "Kosmocar" plans to begin testing the ignition system of the engine next week. This was reported TASS the General Director of the company Pavel Pushkin.
OneWeb planned to launch 36 communication satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome on December 17
the launch of satellites will be the first fully commercial launch from the spaceport
The British company OneWeb named December 17 as the estimated launch date for its 36 communications satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome. This is stated in a message distributed by her on Friday.
The capsule of the Hayabusa-2 probe will land in Australia on December 6
after dropping the capsule, an extended mission will begin, in which Hayabusa-2 will study the small asteroid 1998 KY26
TASS, November 20. A capsule containing the primary matter of the Solar system collected by the Hayabusa-2 probe on the surface of the Ryugu asteroid will descend to The earth's surface on December 6 at the Woomera test site in southern Australia. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the Japanese aerospace research Agency (JAXA).
Normal flight: why Europe's space successes became possible
Most of the starts are held jointly with Russia
The crash of the European Vega launch vehicle on November 17 came as a surprise to space experts. Before that, the European space program had long been considered one of the most developed in the world. Many call the cause of the disaster the explosion of the Ukrainian RD-843 engine.
China has launched an antenna system to communicate with missions on Mars and the moon
the construction of this facility, which has four 35-meter-diameter antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals, took almost two years, the China Daily newspaper reported
China has put into operation antennas to maintain communication with spacecraft that will participate in missions to explore the moon and Mars. This was reported by the China Daily newspaper.
On Hainan prepared the spaceport for launch of the device for delivery to Earth of soil from the moon
the launch of the Changzheng-5 launch vehicle is scheduled for November 24
The management of the spaceport in the city of Wenchang on the North-Eastern coast of the southern Chinese province of Hainan prepared the infrastructure for the launch of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft, which will deliver samples of lunar soil from the planet's natural satellite to Earth. According to the Chinese aerospace science and technology Corporation, all work is being carried out in normal mode in accordance with the schedule.
Chinese lunar Rover "Yutu-2" showed the reverse side of the moon in volume
The team of the Chinese mission "Chang'e-4" published new photos of the surface of the back side of the moon, obtained by the lunar Rover "Yutu-2", including a circular panorama and a three-dimensional image of the surrounding area. To date, the lunar Rover has traveled several hundred meters on the surface of The earth's satellite and worked for almost two years, although initially its service life was estimated at three months, according to the website Space.com.
Tests of the parachute for the landing platform of the ExoMars mission were successful
the goal of the project is to study the surface of Mars and search for potential traces of extraterrestrial life
TASS, November 19. The new version of the parachute for the Russian Kazachok landing platform and the Rosalind Franklin Rover of the ExoMars mission passed all field tests, successfully braking and lowering the test mass to the Ground after being dropped from a height of 29 km. This was announced on Wednesday by the press service of the European space Agency (ESA).
Nust MISIS improves 3D printing technology for aerospace composites using oil production waste
Nust MISIS scientists have improved the technology of 3D printing from aluminum, achieving an increase in the hardness of products by one and a half times. The developed nanocarbon additive to aluminum powder obtained from products of associated petroleum gas processing will improve the quality of aerospace composites printed on a 3D printer.
Toyota has patented the technology of tanker drones
Toyota has patented an Autonomous drone for refueling and recharging a car that suddenly has an empty fuel tank or battery.
Media: Japan in March will send a satellite into orbit to clean up space debris
According to Kyodo, the satellite will be put into orbit by the Russian Soyuz
Japanese startup Astroscale Holdings in March next year will send into orbit a special satellite for cleaning up space debris. This was reported on Wednesday by the Kyodo news Agency.
Russian radars "distorted" sentinel-1 satellite images
The covert Shores blog published satellite images "distorted" by Russian radars. "The Sentinel-1 satellite uses C-band radar aperture synthesis. This is 5.4 gigahertz, with a bandwidth of 100 megahertz.
OneWeb sent 36 satellites to launch at the Vostochny cosmodrome
the First launch of oneweb communications satellites from the spaceport is scheduled for December 2020
TASS, November 18. Communications satellites of the British company OneWeb were sent from Florida to the Vostochny cosmodrome in preparation for their launch into orbit. This was reported on the company's Twitter.
Russia is developing a system for managing thousands of satellite groupings
Russian space systems is developing a satellite grouping management system based on artificial intelligence, the holding's press service reported.
The Europeans have approved the project of the space telescope ARIEL
The European space Agency has officially approved the design of the new ARIEL space telescope and allowed the process of its creation to begin. It is expected that the telescope will be launched in 2029 and will conduct the first large-scale study of the atmospheres of thousands of exoplanets of various types, according to the Agency's website.
