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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

North Korea said on Monday it had conducted an "important test" to develop a "reconnaissance satellite," KCNA reported.

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.

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 German Space Agency has notified Roscosmos of its intention to turn off its telescope at the Russian-German orbital observatory Spektr-RG, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

The head of Roscosmos said that the European side has the same attitude to continue cooperation

Russia would like to conduct a joint Exomars mission with Europe, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said on Saturday on the Solovyov Live channel on YouTube.

The teleconference is scheduled for 14:00

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Monday plans to discuss with the leadership of the European Space Agency (ESA) sanctions affecting Russian space enterprises, as well as the prospects for joint space missions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the construction of a multifunctional complex of buildings of the National Space Center in the west of Moscow on Sunday.

The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday visited the construction of a multifunctional complex of buildings of the National Space Center in the west of Moscow: the builders of the new Roscosmos building expressed support for the actions of the president and the "guys", in response, Putin assured that support was very necessary, and the guys would hear. The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

There are also nine Proton rockets on the site of the Khrunichev Center

One Angara launch vehicle is located at the Moscow site of the Khrunichev Center, where it is being tested. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The head of Roscosmos stressed that Russian missiles are the most reliable

There is no longer an international market for launch services due to sanctions bans on interaction with Russia. This was stated on Saturday on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

Roskomos will be able to buy components for satellites from China, the supply of which will be limited by sanctions, said the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin

Elon Musk announced the opening of access to the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine

Elon Musk announced that he had opened access to the global Starlink satellite communication system on the territory of Ukraine, writes TASS.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the state corporation's website has been subjected to a massive DDoS attack from various IP addresses for several days

The control channels of the Russian space industry and satellites are reliably protected. This was stated by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday.