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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.

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.

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.

For the first time since the concept of a solar-thermal rocket (jet) engine appeared, engineers created a working prototype of it. Despite the fact that this installation is only to confirm the concept, it proves the possibility of practical implementation of this idea.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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 an Autonomous drone for refueling and recharging a car that suddenly has an empty fuel tank or battery.

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.