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The first private crew of Axiom Space went to the ISS

For a long time, private individuals flew to space stations only as tourists. Axiom Space has changed this tradition by sending a group of non-professional astronauts to the ISS, whose main task will be to conduct research. In particular, these studies should help in the creation of the world's first private space station Axiom, which will be assembled as a segment of the ISS in 2024.

The spacecraft for the Luna-25 mission will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region in August this year.

Work will begin after the protection of the draft project

The Supervisory Board of Roscosmos decided to proceed with the development and creation of modules of the new Russian orbital station after the protection of the draft design, Roscosmos reported.

A draft law on cooperation with Venezuela in the space sector was approved at a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation on Friday, according to a statement on the government's website.

Shortly after the start of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the government of Ukraine sent a membership request to the European Space Agency (ESA), but in fact was refused. This is reported by SpaceNews.

Satellite equipment will be assembled from domestic raw materials

With the introduction of Western sanctions, Russia's ability to form its orbital grouping will depend solely on its own design, technological and financial resources. Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation, announced plans to achieve full import independence of space instrumentation in a short time.

The American company Rocket Lab has announced that during the next mission of the Electron rocket, which is scheduled for the second half of April, it will try to catch the first stage with the help of a helicopter for the first time. During the fall, the stage will release a parachute, which will reduce its speed, catch it right in flight and deliver it to shore, bypassing the flooding into the ocean. In the future, specialists will study the stage to determine whether it is possible to launch it again.

On the eve of Russia's special operation to protect Donbass, the US special services have more than doubled the purchase of commercial satellite images. SpaceNews tells about the surveillance of the American side of the Russian army in Ukraine from space and the transfer of relevant data to Kiev.

NASA astronaut Vande Hai told how the events in Ukraine affected the work of the ISS

American astronaut Mark Vande Hai gave his first interview after returning to Earth. In it, he spoke about his impressions of almost a year on the ISS, about the yellow and blue suits of astronauts and how the situation in Ukraine affected the crew members.

Military expert Andrey Frolov — on how the Ukrainian military-industrial potential has changed during the Russian operation

On March 31, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Alexey Arestovich made a remarkable statement. According to him, "They [Russia] have practically destroyed our military industry, in many ways. And in many ways they finish off the civilian." Let's try to consider how this corresponds to reality.

The leadership of NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency have responded to the proposal of Roscosmos to lift sanctions against the Russian space industry, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

"Either the donkey will die, or the ISS will die by its own death," wrote the head of the Russian space agency, commenting on the response of Western colleagues.

Anti-missile weapons are as diverse as the missiles themselves. Among the many complexes and systems there is a very unusual sample. And a successful one, which shot down a real ballistic missile warhead during an intercontinental launch. Perhaps soon this unique system will be adopted. Naked Science reveals all the details about her.

The NASA federal budget plan for fiscal year 2023 does not provide for the further continuation of the SOFIA flying stratospheric observatory and the closure of the project in 2023. Such a decision was made due to the high cost of the annual maintenance of the project and the insufficient level of scientific productivity, according to the website Space.com .

In Soviet times, being a place of storage of nuclear ammunition, "Object 711" was cut down in rocks at a depth of several tens of meters.

A Russian-American crew returning from the ISS landed in Kazakhstan

Three ISS crew members returned to Earth - two Russians and one American. The current descent took place against the background of a sharp deterioration in relations between Russia and the United States, which is why the NASA astronaut will have to get home by a roundabout way around Russian territory.

The decision was expected for those who have been following the company's activities for a long time. But even many cosmonautics fans who didn't delve too deeply into SpaceX's development strategy were taken by surprise by this news. Production of Dragon ships has been completed, and now all flights will be carried out on an already created fleet of four reusable passenger capsules.

60 years ago, the first satellite of the Cosmos series was launched

The concept of "series" in relation to artificial Earth satellites (ISS) "Cosmos", which in the USSR had serial numbers from 1 to 2174, is itself conditional. Under the name "Cosmos" – so they were registered in the international "space annals" – there were hidden ISS with completely different authentic names.

Carriers warned of problems with the repair of AN-24 and AN-26 engines due to the closure of the plant in Rostov-on-Don. This may lead to the suspension of flights on these aircraft. They are used for transportation in at least ten regions

Director of ISP RAS - on the immutability of the pre-sanctions strategy and "thin spots" in Russian technologies

Partners of the Institute of System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences Samsung, Huawei, Bentley Systems have confirmed their plans for long-term cooperation, said in an interview with "Gazeta.Ru" Director of ISP RAS, academician Harutyun Avetisyan.