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The Commission approved the removal of the Soyuz rocket to the Baikonur launch pad on March 2
The launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites is scheduled for March 5 at 01:41 Moscow Time
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle for the launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites will be taken to the launch pad of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos.
Roscosmos will bill Europe for losses due to Spectrum-RG
Roscosmos will bill Europe for losses due to the shutdown of the Spectrum-RG telescope
Roscosmos will bill Europe for losses due to the shutdown of one of the two telescopes of the Spectrum-RG observatory, TASS reports, referring to the state corporation.
In Russia, they told about the technical divorce of the ISS
Izvestia: the technical divorce of the national segments of the ISS can be carried out at least a year
If necessary, the technical separation of the national segments of the International Space Station (ISS) can be carried out at least in one year, the head of the Institute of Space Policy Ivan Moiseev told Izvestia.
Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to sanctions on the creation of defense systems - Rogozin
Roscosmos will focus the resources released due to the curtailment of cooperation with Europe and the United States on the creation of defense systems, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
The first shipment of coronavirus proteins to the ISS is scheduled for March 18
The experiment, in which coronavirus protein crystals will be grown using a 3D bioprinter, will take place within about eight days
Coronavirus proteins, as part of an experiment to study them, will be sent to the ISS for the first time on the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft on March 18. This was reported to TASS by the managing partner of 3D Bioprinting Solutions, Youssef Hesuani.
North Korea conducted tests to develop a reconnaissance satellite
North Korea said on Monday it had conducted an "important test" to develop a "reconnaissance satellite," KCNA reported.
Cosmonauts of the main crew of the Soyuz MS-21 arrived at Baikonur before the launch
The final composition of the crews will be approved by the state Commission at the Baikonur cosmodrome on March 17
Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, who are part of the crew of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft, arrived at Baikonur. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Monday.
The US assessed the consequences of suspending the launch of Russian missiles from Kourou
The United States said that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles due to sanctions against Russia
The American edition of SpaceNews assessed the consequences of the suspension of the launch of Russian Soyuz-2 rockets from the European Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. It follows from the publication that the European Union will lose five Soyuz-2 missiles after the sanctions imposed against Russia.
Rogozin: Roscosmos will continue to make spacecraft despite the crisis in Ukraine and US sanctions
The collapse of Russian-Ukrainian space cooperation after the coup in Kiev in 2014, as well as recent US sanctions after Russia launched a military special operation in Ukraine, all this is a powerful blow to the domestic space industry. However, Russia will continue to implement its space programs, and the production of the necessary components for spacecraft will be deployed in our country. This was stated by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
In the USA, they prepared to use the RD-180 without Russia
Lockheed Martin and Boeing are ready to use RD-180 engines without involving Energomash
The United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture of the American companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing, is ready to use the RD-180 rocket engines remaining in the United States without involving Russian specialists from the Research and Production Association (NGO) Energomash, SpaceNews writes.
Rogozin said that ESA statements on "ExoMars" decided to "freeze the ears to spite grandma"
The European Space Agency earlier reported that it considers the possibility of launching the Russian-European ExoMars mission unlikely due to anti-Russian sanctions imposed in connection with the situation in Ukraine.
ESA called the launch of the Russian-European ExoMars mission in 2022 unlikely
The agency expressed regret over the "tragic consequences" of the fighting in Ukraine and stressed that it makes decisions based on both the interests of people working on scientific programs and European values.
ESA may launch European satellites on its rockets after canceling Soyuz launches
The European Space Agency (ESA) is studying the possibility of using European rockets to launch satellites into orbit, which were planned to be launched on Russian Soyuz rockets. This is stated in the agency's statement published on Monday.
In the USA, Europe was offered to replace Roscosmos with SpaceX
Teslarati: Europe may use an American Falcon 9 instead of the Russian Soyuz-2
The European operator Arianespace could use the American Falcon 9 carrier to launch spacecraft instead of the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket, Teslarati suggests.
In the US, they told about the shortage of EU missiles after the suspension of Soyuz launches
ArsTechnica: European Vega or Ariane 5 rockets will not be able to replace the Russian Soyuz
The European Union will miss rockets after the suspension of launches of Russian medium-sized Soyuz-2 carriers from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, ArsTechnica says.
NASA will launch the superheavy SLS rocket for the first time in May
Superheavy SLS rocket with Orion spacecraft will fly to the Moon in May
The first launch from the site of the John F. Kennedy Space Center of a superheavy Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with an Orion spacecraft, which is supposed to fly around the Moon and then return to Earth, is postponed from March to May, writes Space.com, referring to NASA.
In 2022, the financing of the mission to Venus will begin
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that funds have also been allocated for new lunar vehicles
Funding for the Venus-D mission will begin this year, and funds have also been allocated for new lunar vehicles. This was announced today by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The levitation of dust on the sunny side of the moon is explained
HSE scientists have developed a model of the behavior of charged particles of lunar dust
Russian HSE scientists have developed a mathematical model explaining the levitation and movement of charged dust particles over the sunlit lunar surface. One of the key factors is the tail of the Earth's magnetosphere, which stretches from the night side of the planet. This is reported in an article published in the journal Physics of Plasmas.
The Commission allowed the crew of the Soyuz MS-21 to prepare for the flight to the ISS at Baikonur
The main crew includes Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov, the backup crew includes Sergey Prokopyev, Anna Kikina and Dmitry Petelin
The interdepartmental commission at the meeting recommended approving the main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and continuing their preparations for the flight to Baikonur, Roscosmos said on Friday.
By March 15, Russian satellites will approach the devices three times at a distance of less than 3 km.
As specified in the IPM, on March 12 at 16:54:16 Moscow time, the Luch-5B space repeater is expected to approach the space debris object - the Titan 3C upper stage at a distance of about 6,464 m
By March 15, Russian satellites will approach the spacecraft of the USSR and Russia three times by less than 3 km. This is stated in the message of the Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPM).
