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Rogozin said that Roscosmos has not yet abandoned the launch of the module "Science" in May
According to the head of the state corporation, now the electrical tests of the module are being completed at Baikonur, then the vacuum tests will start
The multifunctional laboratory module "Nauka" can still be launched to the International Space Station at the end of May. This was announced on Wednesday by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Chinese probe "Tianwen-1" entered the reference orbit of Mars
Since the launch, the device has covered more than 470 million km
The unmanned spacecraft of the People's Republic of China "Tianwen-1" on Wednesday entered the reference orbit of Mars and will soon begin scientific research. This was reported by the Center for Lunar Exploration and Space Programs of the Chinese National Space Administration.
Chinese automaker Geely to launch commercial satellites in 2021
Chinese automaker Geely Holdings Group will launch commercial satellites this year, the company said.
The American Cygnus delivered to the ISS, among other things, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as several varieties of cheese
The US cargo spacecraft Cygnus, which successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, brought fresh vegetables and fruits, as well as cheese, to the crew members, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said.
A Russian private company plans to launch more than 10 satellites into orbit in 2021
The launch operator will be Glavkosmos Launch Services
The company "Sputnix" (a resident of Skolkovo) expects to send more than 10 small spacecraft during two rocket launches from Baikonur. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.
A promising US-Ukrainian rocket was again chosen to launch a research vehicle
Firefly Aerospace, owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov, is to launch the Orbital Test Bed (OTB) 2 research spacecraft from General Atomics in 2022.
Mold spores were able to survive a flight to Mars
Spores of black mold and some bacteria can survive the takeoff of a spacecraft and a trip to Mars, astrobiologists have found. As a result, such spores become dangerous for astronauts, according to a study published in the journal Frontiers in Microbiology.
American rover worked as a photographer
Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) received images taken at the time of landing of the Perseverance rover ("Perseverance») to the Red Planet. They were demonstrated on Friday at a briefing broadcast on the NASA website.
NASA Is Willing to Pay $500,000 for New Space Food Ideas
NASA has launched a new project called the "Deep Space Food Challenge," which aims to gather ideas and technologies to address the food security of astronauts on future space missions. This is a social and scientific project that everyone can take part in. Twenty teams with the best results will receive prizes of $25,000 and an offer of cooperation.
Mars code: what the Perseverance spacecraft will do on the red planet
Experts evaluated the chances of success of the NASA spacecraft mission
The Mars rover Perseverance, which successfully landed on the surface of the Earth's neighbor yesterday, should make the first controlled drone flight on another planet, find traces of life there, water on the surface and under it, and take panoramic pictures.
The Arktika-M satellite will be launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on February 28
[b]According to the Lavochkin NGO, the spacecraft will be launched into a highly elliptical orbit by the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle and the Fregat upper stage.]
The launch of the Arktika-M satellite from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for February 28. This was announced by the Deputy General Designer of the Lavochkin NPO for general design Ivan Moskatinyev in an interview with the TV channel "Russia-24".
"Angara-A5" exceeded the requirements of the military in terms of load capacity and accuracy
The carrier rocket "Angara-A5" in the course of December, starting on the accuracy settings of removing cargo and load capacity exceeded the requirements specified defense Ministry, said in an interview with RIA Novosti the General designer of the design Bureau "salute" (included in the Center Khrunichev, the developer of "Angara") Sergey Kuznetsov.
The expert spoke about the difficulties of launching a helicopter on Mars
The rarefied atmosphere of Mars is one of the main challenges that the Ingenuity helicopter will face as part of the Perseverance rover mission. This was told to Izvestia by space expert, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics (RAK) Andrey Ionin on Thursday, February 18.
In Russia, they announced the possibility of "thinning the orbit" of the United States
The Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) have the technical capabilities and specialists capable of "thinning out the orbits" of Western satellites, RIA Novosti writes.
"It will destroy everything": how the Pentagon is going to "restrain" Russia
Moscow is concerned about the prospect of an echelon of the US missile defense system in space. The implementation of Washington's plans will destabilize the existing system of international security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov is sure. The diplomat stressed that if this idea is successful, the Americans will be able to strike directly from orbit at the positional areas of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Without waiting for them to start.
A contract has been signed for the first launch of a" simple and cheap " American launch vehicle
The American company ABL Space Systems has signed a contract for the first launch of the RS1 launch vehicle. It may be held in the spring of this year.
NASA reported that all the systems of the Perseverance rover are working normally and ready for landing
The Atlas V launch vehicle with the rover launched in July 2020 from the Cape Canaveral space center
Specialists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) believe that all the systems of the Perseverance spacecraft approaching Mars ("Perseverance") are working normally, the rover is ready for the landing scheduled for February 18. This was stated on Tuesday by Deputy project manager Jennifer Trosper at a press conference, which is broadcast on the agency's website.
The developer of the Sarmat rocket has patented carriers for flights to Mars
The State Rocket Center named after him. Makeeva, the developer of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile and the Sineva submarine - launched ballistic missile, has registered with Rospatent the appearance of a line of super-heavy carriers for launches to the Moon and Mars.
Nanoracks has signed a contract with the UAE for the construction of orbital greenhouses
Private space company Nanoracks has signed an agreement with investors from the UAE to build orbital greenhouses for growing edible plants. According to Nanoracks director Jeffrey Manber, plants that can survive in space will solve the problem of food shortage here on Earth. A considerable number of experiments in this area speak in favor of this hypothesis.
New Voronezh-type radars will replace all existing radar stations
They solve the problems of obtaining and issuing data on missile launches and missile trajectories for warning about a strike at points of state and military control
All existing radar stations (radars) of the "Dnepr", "Daryal" and "Volga" types will be replaced with new radars of the "Voronezh"type. This was announced by the head of the Main Center for Warning about a Rocket Attack of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces, Colonel Andrey Revenok.
