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NASA said they are happy to accept Russian cosmonauts for training
The training will take place at the Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pleased to welcome Russian cosmonauts to participate in training at the Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston (Texas). A representative of the department said this on Thursday in response to a request from TASS, commenting on the recent difficulties with issuing an American visa to Russian Nikolai Chub.
SpaceX has competitive advantages over the Russian Federation, as it does not conduct unnecessary tests of space technology - General Designer of RSC Energia
The absence of unnecessary tests in the development of space technology is a competitive advantage of SpaceX over the Russian space industry, said Vladimir Solovyov, general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
The United States has asked Russia to develop a scenario for the flooding of the ISS - the head of the flight of the Russian segment
The United States is leaning towards the option of flooding the International Space Station (ISS) after the completion of its operation and has asked Russia to calculate options for station data from orbit, said Vladimir Solovyov, flight director of the Russian segment of the ISS.
Modules of the Russian orbital station will be taken out using "small tugboats"
According to Vladimir Solovyov, the general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, an analog of such a withdrawal is the flight of the Berth node module to the ISS in November 2021
The Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) under development will be built in space with the help of special tugs. This was announced by Vladimir Solovyov, General Designer for manned space systems and complexes of Russia, General designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.
The Fregat-SBU upper stage will be prepared for flight at the end of 2025
It is being created for the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle
The promising Fregat-SBU upper stage (RB), which is being created for the new Soyuz-5 launch vehicle, will be ready for launch at the end of 2025. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the S. A. Lavochkin NGO (developer).
China has launched an Earth remote sensing satellite into orbit
The Changzheng-4C launch vehicle launched the L-SAR 01 remote sensing satellite into a sun-synchronous orbit, the Chinese Television Network (CCTV) reported on Wednesday.
Ukrainian satellite lost after launch
Former adviser to the head of GKA Kolesnik: Ukrainian satellite "Sich-2-30" was lost after launch
Launched for the first time in 11 years, the Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30 is probably lost. This opinion was expressed by the former freelance adviser to the head of the State Space Agency (SCA) of Ukraine Andrey Kolesnik.
Rogozin: the construction of the launch complex under the "Angara" on the East goes around the clock
According to the head of Roscosmos, the construction should be completed by the end of the year
The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome, which includes the construction of a launch complex for launching the Angara launch vehicle, is carried out around the clock. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Wednesday.
The operation of the Belarusian spacecraft was extended until 2025
The Earth remote sensing system created on the basis of the BKA works steadily and fully fulfills its tasks, Chairman of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus Vladimir Gusakov assured.
Roscosmos is exploring the possibility of creating tracking stations for space objects in other countries
Roscosmos considers Cuba, Svalbard and Bellingshausen station in Antarctica as locations for tracking stations of the warning system about dangerous situations in orbit, follows from the data of the public procurement portal.
The Russian cosmonaut was issued an American visa after the scandal
TASS: The United States issued an entry visa to Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub
Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub was issued an American visa after a scandal with non-receipt of documents for entry to the United States, TASS reports, referring to Roscosmos.
Cargo ship Dragon landed in the Atlantic Ocean
He delivered to Earth more than 2.2 tons of various cargoes, including the results of scientific experiments
The Dragon cargo ship of the American company SpaceX landed on water in the Atlantic Ocean near the coast of Florida. This was reported on Monday on the SpaceX Twitter page.
Two Yarilo nanosatellites will be launched to explore the Sun in 2022
In addition to scientific and applied tasks, the project pursues an educational goal
The Yarilo No. 3 and Yarilo No. 4 nanosatellites of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University will be launched as part of the Universat program in 2022. This is stated in the theses to the report of the university representatives to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings), which are scheduled for January 25-28.
The CPC specialist considers it expedient to create a single cosmonaut detachment under the auspices of the UN
Lydia Ivanova, a researcher at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Research Institute, noted that changes in approaches to the selection and training of cosmonauts in long-term plans for the development of manned cosmonautics will be required.
RSC Energia tested a prototype of equipment for studying the composition of meteors from the ISS
At the moment, most of the meteors are being studied from Earth
Specialists of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia proposed to study the chemical composition of meteors using a spectrometer that can be installed on board the International Space Station. This is stated in the theses to the report to the XLVI Academic Readings on Cosmonautics in memory of S. P. Korolev (Royal Readings).
The telescope launched into space has moved 1.5 million kilometers from Earth
The James Webb Telescope completed the course correction and reached the second Lagrange point
The most expensive James Webb Telescope successfully completed the final course correction a month after launching into space. This is reported by NASA.
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in 2022 is scheduled for February 3
The areas of falling of the separating parts of the rocket, according to calculations, are located between the village of Yar-Sale and the Port-Yakha factor, the village of Panaevsk and the Hadyt-Yakha factor
The first launch of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in 2022 is scheduled for February 3 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in the Arkhangelsk region, according to a message from the Yamal district network publication YATV in VKontakte.
The development of anemia in astronauts in orbit is a consequence of adaptation to weightlessness and does not pose a serious health hazard - scientists
The increased level of loss of red blood cells in the blood, leading to anemia, in astronauts in orbit is an adaptive reaction of the body to weightlessness, the head of the Laboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Neuroendocrinology of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) told Interfax RAS Andrey Markin.
The Progress RCC announced plans to make up to 20 Soyuz rocket launches in 2022
The general director of the organization Dmitry Baranov noted that it will depend on the readiness of the spacecraft
The number of Soyuz rocket launches in 2022 will be about 20, Dmitry Baranov, General Director of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC), told reporters on Tuesday.
The Progress RCC reported on the stabilization of the situation with the supply of components
According to the company's CEO Dmitry Baranov, 2021 was a difficult year due to coronavirus restrictions
The situation with the supply of components, for which there were delays, stabilized by the end of 2021, the company's CEO Dmitry Baranov told reporters on Tuesday.
