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The former head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, who underwent a successful operation after being wounded in Donetsk, told reporters that in the DPR our fighters take a wide variety of enemy trophies, including high-tech equipment.

An agreement has been signed between the government, the Roscosmos State Corporation and private companies, according to which business will participate in the creation of satellite groupings and ground infrastructure for servicing spacecraft. This is a response to the challenges that the SVO poses to the country: the Russian cosmonautics needs "their own Ilona Masks", without them it is now impossible to cope.

Hypersonic cruise missiles (GCR) are likely to fly at altitudes from 20 to 30 km, which are partly determined by the need to maintain the appropriate pressure for fuel combustion in the power plant.

Mikhail Kotov — about why the topic of unidentified flying objects has become popular again overseas

The office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States during congressional hearings presented to the public an unclassified part of the Report on unidentified aerial phenomena in 2022, which refers to more than 500 contacts with UFOs. It was also noted that the number of recorded cases of "meetings with the unknown" has increased significantly over the past year. Can we assume that the time of interest in aliens is undergoing a rebirth?

The former director General of the Khrunichev Center is wanted for embezzlement," Andrei Kalinovsky, the former director General of the Khrunichev State Space Research and Production Center, has been put on the international wanted list.

With pomp, in the presence of the King and the Prime Minister, Sweden "opened" a new spaceport - nominally the first in the continental part of Europe. The quotes are not accidental: too many nuances should be accepted to recognize it as both the first and the cosmodrome.

Scientists at the University of Maryland have created a new instrument for future NASA space missions aimed at searching for extraterrestrial life and habitable planets. It is a mini laser analyzer that is more compact and resource efficient than its predecessors. A detailed description of the device is presented in an article published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

In 2022, 22 launches of Russian space launch vehicles took place: 13 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, seven from Baikonur, and one each from the Eastern and Guiana Space Center. Among them are 19 launches of Soyuz-2 rockets (eight Soyuz-2.1a and Soyuz-2.1b, two Soyuz-2.1b and one Soyuz-ST-B), two Angara-1 rockets.2" and one - Proton-M rockets. All of them were successful.

According to the first Deputy Prime Minister, it is also time to "help domestic technology companies make a breakthrough in the development of space technologies"

Russian private business is capable of making a breakthrough in the development of space technologies. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov, commenting on the signing of an agreement on cooperation between business and the state on the roadmap "Promising space systems and services".

The history of Russian-French cooperation and achievements should not be forgotten, Alexey Meshkov noted

Russian-French cooperation in space exploration has a rich history and should continue. This was stated by Russian Ambassador to Paris Alexey Meshkov at an event dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the Salyut-7 mission and the 30th anniversary of the Antares mission, which took place on Thursday at the Russian House of Science and Culture in Paris.

Shukan Gendai: Japan was afraid of the attack of Russia's "brutally destructive" weapons

Russia can use its most destructive weapon against Japan — the Sarmat missile, writes Professor Itsuro Nakamura in an article by Shukan Gendai. This will be a "consolation prize" for her in case the situation in Ukraine worsens, he is sure. One blow is enough to bring the country to its knees.

Nautilus: people will be able to live on the moon

After 10-20 years, the moon will turn into a promising place, and research will gain momentum, the author of Nautilus believes. It will be the starting point before the exploration of other planets.

Mikhail Kotov — about what is on the moon and who pursues what goals in its development

At the very beginning of 2023, Politico published an interview with the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, in which he stated that, they say, in the very near future, China may try to occupy the most resource-rich areas of the Moon and prevent the United States from reaching them.

Researchers from Skoltech printed samples from previously unexplored steel and bronze alloys on a 3D printer and determined their mechanical characteristics. Combining the valuable properties of both main components, these new iron-copper alloys can be used in aircraft and rocket engines: it is possible to make a combustion chamber to which steel will give high heat resistance, and bronze — the necessary thermal conductivity to prevent overheating. The study is published in the journal Materials & Design.

We need to finalize the equipment of our military to the highest level as soon as possible – already this year. This task was set by the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu. Now the troops use the "Warrior", which has been massively introduced over the past ten years. But during this time, new materials, technologies have appeared, and the specifics of combat have changed. What is required from the equipment of the new generation, based on the experience of its own?

The unprecedented decision on unmanned flights for both Soyuz MS-22 Tsiolkovsky and Soyuz MS-23 was caused by the department's attempt to compensate for the micrometeorite hit in the first of these ships.

The incentive for the development of aviation and rocket power plants has always been the desire for greater speed. The growing need for speeds in the atmosphere of at least Mach 5 has led to the emergence of new and innovative solutions for the so-called hypersonic flight.

The response of Russian industry and science to Western sanctions was a sharp acceleration of its own technological developments. Rosatom, Roscosmos and a number of other leaders in their industries have shown particularly significant results in the past year. Domestic mechanical engineering displaces imported analogues, including surpassing them in quality.

Big Think: here are the space missions and programs waiting for us in 2023

In 2023, new rockets will fly into space, OSIRIS-REx will return and a mission to Jupiter will start, which will help us discover life beyond Earth. The publication Big Think writes about 12 exciting space events that are worth waiting for in the next 12 months.

This will happen if Beijing wins a new space race with the United States, Bill Nelson believes

The Chinese authorities can allegedly claim their rights to the territory on the Moon if they win a new space race with the United States. This opinion was expressed by the head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson in an interview with Politico published on Sunday.