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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).

Beijing adheres to international law in the process of space exploration, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China has denied information about the possible fall of a fragment of the Chang'e-5T1 experimental automatic apparatus to the moon. This is stated in a message published on Monday on the website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

The rocket will launch 46 satellites into low Earth orbit

SpaceX on Monday launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with another grouping of Starlink microsatellites. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.

Astronauts Raja Chari and Kayla Barron captured the ship using the Canadarm2 manipulator arm

The American Cygnus cargo ship docked on Monday to the International Space Station (ISS). The broadcast is carried out on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the excursion facility was closed for almost two years

The first tourists in 2022 visited the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is located in the Amur region. Due to the pandemic, the facility for excursions has been closed for almost two years, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure (CENKI) on Monday.

China is developing a transport system similar to SpaceX's Starship

In China, they are working on a returnable two-stage launch system, which is similar to the reusable Starship transport system. The twin of Elon Musk's development will be able to carry up to 20 tons of payload, Space News reports.

The head of Roscosmos also asked who Shkaplerov invited to the festive table

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin congratulated cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerv, who is on board the International Space Station, on his 50th anniversary.

Humanity will soon have the opportunity to change the properties of the body for a limited period with the help of genetic or cellular engineering, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science.

They provide for the simulation of the power effect of the RD-171MV oxygen-kerosene rocket engine on the tank design during firing bench tests

The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) has sent a fuel tank (tank "G") of the first-stage bench unit of the promising Soyuz-5 launch vehicle for testing to TsNIIMash. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have completed the observation of military exercises

All missile launches within the framework of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces of the Russian Federation were successful, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.

The launch of the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile was carried out from the positional area of the Plesetsk cosmodrome at the Kura test site

The Russian Defense Ministry showed footage from the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which are held under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.

According to Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director for Advanced Programs and Science, this is an interesting task, but for this you need to have the results of experiments on additive technologies

Roscosmos will try to recycle space debris on board the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.

Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-5 took a long retrograde lunar orbit

The Chinese spacecraft Chang'e-5 took a long retrograde circumlunar orbit earlier than the Orion spacecraft of the American Artemis 1 mission turned out to be, SpaceNews writes.

Researchers from Changchun Institute of Optics, Precision Mechanics and Physics have developed a snake robot for repairs in orbit. According to the South China Morning Post, it consists of nine segments, each of which can generate a torque of 190 newton meters.

The European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos are working on cooperation options for launching Soyuz rockets from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, and a joint report will be presented following the meetings. This was reported to TASS by the official representative of ESA Brigitte Kolmze.

The board delivered six SWSU-55 No. 5-10 nanosatellites to the station, which will be launched during the cosmonauts' spacewalk under the program of the scientific and educational experiment "Radioscaf"

The Progress MS-19 cargo transport ship, which was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on Tuesday, docked to the Search module of the Russian segment of the ISS, follows from the broadcast on the Roscosmos website.

According to the head of Roscosmos, retrofitting the launch will give European astronauts the opportunity to get to the ISS on their own

Retrofitting the Soyuz launch complex at the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana for manned launches will help European taxpayers save billions of euros. This opinion was expressed by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The head of Roscosmos proposed to finalize the Kuru complex for launching manned ships

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, proposed to finalize the Kourou launch complex for launching manned ships. The head of the state corporation announced this in his Telegram channel.