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The height of the ISS orbit was raised by 1.3 km before the arrival of Soyuz MS-21 and Soyuz MS-19 in March

The height of the orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was adjusted before the arrival of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and the return of the Soyuz MS-19, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Roscosmos.

The launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft is scheduled for 18:55 Moscow time on March 18

The crew of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft will hold a volleyball match on the ISS. This was announced at a press conference in TASS by the flight engineer of the ISS-67 expedition Denis Matveev.

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).

Dmitry Rogozin called Biden's decision on the space program "alts-gamer" sanctions

Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation, commented on the US decision to impose sanctions against the Russian space program. He wrote about it in his Telegram channel.

In the images of the Yutu-2 device, scientists noticed a pair of large translucent spheres made of glass — most likely, this is the result of a recent meteorite fall.

It was developed by schoolchildren together with specialists of NIS LLC and VIZARD LLC

The VIZARD-SS1 nanosatellite, which will allow schoolchildren to study ice drift and navigation safety in the Arctic Ocean, will be launched in 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group on Thursday.

In an interview with The New York Times, the head of the corporation Dmitry Rogozin previously clarified that the state corporation plans to carry out one cross-flight per year in 2022-2024 together with NASA.

Northrop Grumman has received a contract to develop a space surveillance system

The Space Systems Command of the US Space Forces has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman to develop a radar tracking system for geostationary orbit. As part of the Deep-Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) program, three ground stations will be built, Army Recognition reports.

Russia to hold talks with Argentina and Africa on Spektr-M tracking stations

Russia wants to build tracking stations for the Spectrum-M astrophysical space observatory in Argentina and Africa. This was reported to TASS by the head of the FIAN astrocosmic Center Sergey Likhachev.

Negotiations are taking place with Argentina and African countries

Russia is negotiating with Argentina and several African countries on the placement of a tracking station for the Spektr-M astrophysical space observatory project. This was reported to TASS by the head of the FIAN astrocosmic center Sergey Likhachev.

The head of Roscosmos noted that "cross-flights are a NASA proposal"

The United States should not destroy space cooperation with Russia, this may lead to premature curtailment of joint work on the ISS and other dramatic consequences.

However, the head of Roscosmos is dissatisfied with the hostile policy of the United States

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that the state corporation values professional relations with NASA, while as a Russian citizen he does not like the hostile policy of the United States towards the Russian Federation.

The backup crew passed the exam in the simulator of the Soyuz MS spacecraft, and the main one coped with emergency situations on the simulator of the Russian segment of the ISS

The main and backup crews of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch on March 18, on Tuesday began passing final examination training before flying to Baikonur, follows from the Instagram of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).

Astronomers have proposed chlorofluorocarbons as a sign of an alien civilization

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is capable of detecting signs of activity of alien civilizations on exoplanets by atmospheric pollution. This is reported in the preprint of the article published in the arXiv repository. Briefly about the study tells the publication Universe Today.

Academician Zeleny called the Spektr-UV space telescope a "new Hubble"

The Spektr-UV space telescope will allow observation in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum, which is inaccessible to observations from Earth. This will allow the Russian telescope to take the place of the American Hubble. This was announced by the Deputy chairman of the RAS Council for Space, Academician Lev Zeleny, RIA Novosti reports.

On March 14, the State Commission will decide on the readiness to export the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft to the Baikonur launch complex

The State Commission approved the launch date of the new expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 18. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman-owned SpaceLogistics has agreed to launch the first Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft in 2024. He will receive a robotic arm to install the Mission Extension Pod propulsion modules on satellites that have used up their fuel reserves.

The house was put into operation and operational management of FSAU "Roszhilkompleks" of the Ministry of Defense of Russia

Servicemen from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and their families received new apartments, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters.

According to the official statement of the Chinese side, the upper stage of the Changzheng-3C rocket will not collide with the natural satellite of our planet. Thus, the alleged event becomes even more mysterious.

The American Cygnus ship docked to the ISS using the Canadarm2 manipulator arm

The American Cygnus cargo ship docked to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, February 21. The ship was docked using a manipulator arm. This is reported by TASS with reference to the broadcast of the docking on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).