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Roscosmos noted that the countries have been cooperating fruitfully in the field of peaceful space exploration for almost half a century

Roscosmos State Corporation and Hungary signed a statement of intent on further cooperation in the field of space research. This was reported on Saturday in the press service of the state corporation.

Rocket engines of the first and second stages RD-107A/RD-108A manufactured by the Samara enterprise of the Rostec United Engine Corporation provided a successful launch of the Soyuz-ST-B space rocket with 34 OneWeb telecommunications satellites.

NASA scientists have published an image of the star HD 84406, obtained by the Webb Telescope

NASA scientists have published the first image obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope during the alignment of the main mirror. This is reported on the website of the US Space Agency.

The images are images of 18 blurred points of light

TASS, February 12. The James Webb orbital telescope has handed over to the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) its first experimental images after launch. This is stated in the statement of the department, published on Friday.

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin and relevant ministers Valery Falkov and Sergey Kravtsov were appointed responsible

Russian President Vladimir Putin recommended that Roscosmos, together with the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Education, discuss the financing and organization of launches of student microsatellites. The corresponding instruction was given following a joint meeting of the State Council and the Council for Science and Education on December 24, 2021.

The creator of the American aerospace company SpaceX has expressed confidence in conducting the first orbital flight of the superheavy Starship launch vehicle, which will be used in the landing of a man on the Moon, this year.

According to experts, the launch of one Falcon 9 launch vehicle costs SpaceX about $50 million

Delivery of 150 tons of cargo to low Earth orbit with the commissioning and full use of the Starship spacecraft of the American company SpaceX in three years may become cheaper than $ 10 million.

The Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with 34 OneWeb satellites launched from the Kourou cosmodrome

The Russian Soyuz-ST-B carrier rocket with 34 communication satellites of the British company OneWeb launched from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the broadcast.

Canada has designed a powerful ground-based laser that accelerates spaceships to Mars

Scientists at McGill University in Canada have proposed a project for a new laser-thermal engine that will reduce the travel time of a spacecraft to Mars to 45 days compared to six months of flight for ships with chemical engines.

The Training Center received optical sights and simulators for training astronauts in the skills of manual docking of spacecraft

Shvabe Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) supplied optical sights and simulators for training astronauts in the skills of manual docking of spacecraft to the Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC). This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the state corporation.

Roscosmos posted on YouTube a video with a prototype of the anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid"

Roscosmos posted on YouTube a video with a prototype of the anthropomorphic robot "Teledroid", developed by the Scientific and Production Association (NGO) "Android Technology" and the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) "Energy".

This program assumes the use of the Angara-A5B launch vehicle, said Rafail Murtazin, head of the RSC Energia Ballistics Department

Four-launch launches of astronauts to the Moon using Angara launch vehicles will be possible only with the implementation of a single-turn approach scheme. This opinion was expressed to TASS by the head of the ballistics department of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (part of Roscosmos), Rafail Murtazin.

UK scientists have revealed a decrease in oxygen production in low gravity

Scientists at the University of Glasgow in the UK have revealed that the electrolysis of water will produce less oxygen on the Moon and Mars, or will be more energy-intensive than on Earth, due to weaker gravity. The results, published in Nature Communication, allow us to understand in advance the problems that space colonies will face when consuming resources available on the celestial bodies of the Solar System.

In 2021, China carried out 55 space launches

China plans to carry out six spacecraft launches in 2022 to complete the construction of its orbital station. This was announced on Wednesday by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).

RSC Energia told about a single-turn approach scheme during a flight to the moon

Four-launch launches of astronauts to the Moon using Angara-A5B rockets are possible only with the condition of a single-turn approach scheme, head of the ballistics department of the Russian Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia Rafail Murtazin told TASS.

Elon Musk's company lost 40 Starlink spacecraft due to a geomagnetic storm. Satellites should burn up in the atmosphere, there is no threat to other vehicles.

SpaceX assured that the satellites that descended from orbit "have zero risk of collision with other satellites"

TASS, February 9. About 40 of SpaceX's 49 Starlink microsatellites launched into Earth orbit on February 3 were severely affected by the geomagnetic storm. As reported on the company's website on Tuesday, the damaged satellites made an uncontrolled descent from orbit and could already enter the Earth's atmosphere.

Roscosmos reported that the new system will automate the processes of collecting, storing and processing information about the parameters of the tested engines, the parameters of the stand at the stages of preparation and conducting fire tests.

SpaceX lost 40 of 49 newest Starlink satellites due to geomagnetic storm

The newest Starlink satellites, launched into Earth orbit in February, could enter the atmosphere, SpaceX reports.

NASA has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Space for the creation of the Mars Ascent Vehicle launcher. With its help, they want to deliver Martian samples to Earth for study. The researchers hope that the mission will bring us closer to answering the question of the existence of life on the Red Planet.