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The Sentinel-1B radar satellite, data from which has ceased to arrive since the end of 2021, has been officially declared inoperable. According to a statement released by the European Space Agency (ESA), there will be no more attempts to return this spacecraft to work.

Specialists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) we have started creating multi-zone scanning devices (MSUs) for a new generation of Russian spacecraft of the Meteor series.

Russia is preparing an offensive on the small homeland of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky – Krivoy Rog. This was stated not only by the adviser to the presidential office Alexey Arestovich, but also by more serious sources – the command "South" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the head of the military administration of Krivoy Rog. Is it likely that 30 Russian battalion tactical groups will actually move north from Kherson in the near future?

Every year on August 2, Russia celebrates the Day of Airborne Troops (Airborne Troops). We are talking about parachutes that are already being operated by Russian paratroopers or are one step away from being adopted.

When the army becomes the reason for the existence of the country

The history of the DPRK is very peculiar. This explains to a large extent the uniqueness of the country in its current form.

Such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all," the department noted

The Chinese Foreign Ministry considers unprofessional criticism of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regarding the launch of launch vehicles of the PRC into orbit, since such accusations "do not take into account the facts at all." This was stated on Monday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.

They will be used for scientific experiments and research of natural resources

China successfully launched three Yaogan-35 (Yaogan-35) remote sensing satellites into orbit on Friday. This was announced by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

Borisov said that the exit from the ISS project could take up to two years

The main modules of the International Space Station (ISS) have exceeded their life several times. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov on Friday.

On August 2, the Electron rocket will launch from New Zealand into orbit with a secret mini-satellite of the US National Directorate of Military Space Intelligence NROL-199, the Rocket Lab carrier development company said.

The addition of moss made it possible to obtain sprouts of pepper, radish and lettuce on a black substance-a carbonaceous chondrite simulator.

Perhaps soon the universe will no longer belong to all of us

According to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967, outer space is a peaceful zone, the use or deployment of weapons of mass destruction is prohibited in it, and space is considered as "the property of all mankind". Currently, more than 100 countries, including the United States and Russia, are parties to the treaty. However, times are changing.

Cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko described the pros and cons of launching the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). According to him, the main advantage of independent work in space is that it will be possible to cover the entire territory of the country in terms of observation.

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) have abandoned a plan to send two landers to the surface of Mars as part of a joint program to deliver samples of Martian soil to Earth in 2033, now only one lander will go to the Red Planet, the US Space Agency reported on Wednesday..

According to Roscosmos CEO Yuri Borisov, all obligations to partners will be fulfilled

Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project after 2024, when the formation of a national orbital station will begin. This was stated on Tuesday by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. This is Borisov's first meeting in his new position with the Russian leader.

China is actively implementing the space program, launching new satellites into orbit and commissioning new compartments of the orbital station. According to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC), today China launched a new Lijian-1 launch vehicle for the first time.

According to Academician Alexander Sergeev, most of the cosmonauts' working time is spent on maintaining the life of the ISS to the detriment of various research programs.

Such an indicator was achieved due to the effective use of the reserve of Soviet programs and initial development, based on economic considerations, the head economic research institute of the corporation - the "Agat Organization" reported.

Expert Andrey Ionin told what tasks the national orbital station will solve

Russia has long been deprived of the opportunity to conduct experiments in space that would concern the testing of new security technologies, it is impossible to conduct them on the ISS, Andrei Ionin, a member of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics named after K.E. Tsiolkovsky, told the Newspaper Ru.

The agency drew attention to the statement of the new head of Roscosmos, Yuri Borisov, that his agency will fulfill all its obligations to partners

The European Space Agency (ESA) was ready for Russia's decision to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) program after 2024 and is now focused on continuing joint work on the station. This was stated to the TASS correspondent on Wednesday in the press service of the agency.

"Soyuz-2.1b will provide almost the same output mass at the new inclination as Soyuz-2.1a at the previous inclination of the ISS at 51.6 degrees

A serious reduction in the mass of the Soyuz spacecraft due to the transition to a new inclination, which will be used by the Russian orbital service station (ROSS), will not be required.