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NASA: we welcome the participation of Russian cosmonauts in pre-flight training in the USA

NASA welcomes the participation of cosmonauts from Russia in pre-flight training in the United States. This was stated by a representative of the space agency in connection with the resolution of the visa problem that arose with the cosmonaut of Roscosmos Nikolai Chub, RIA Novosti reports.

The Energomash Research and Production Association handed over the RD-171MV engine to the Progress rocket and space center last year: there it is waiting for bench tests as part of the first stage of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle.

Space Micro will develop a terminal for transmitting data from the F-35 to the satellite

Air Force (Air Force) The United States has entrusted Space Micro with the development of a terminal that allows data to be transmitted from a maneuvering fighter like the F-35 Lightning II to a geostationary satellite at a speed of about 10 gigabits per second, writes the American edition of The Drive.

Basically, the parties reached a consensus, said Wu Yanhua, deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration

An intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China on cooperation in the creation of a lunar station may be signed before the end of the year. This was announced at a press conference on Friday by the deputy head of the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA) At Yanhua.

Yuzhnoye Design Bureau: communication with the Sich-2-30 satellite is periodic due to a shortage of energy

The Ukrainian satellite of remote sensing of the Earth "Sich-2-30", launched in January on a Falcon 9 rocket, got in touch, reports TASS the message of the head of the Design Bureau (KB) "Yuzhnoye" Konstantin Belousov. As Vladimir Taftai, the head of the country's State Space Agency, stated in October 2021, the spacecraft can be used to track the movements of military equipment in the Donbass and ships on the Black Sea.

All engine tests were successful

NPO Energomash last year transferred the first RD-171MV engine to the Progress Rocket and Space Center for testing. This was announced by the CEO of NPO Energomash Igor Arbuzov.

NASA previously noted that they expect to continue cooperation on the ISS at least until 2030

Bill Nelson, head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), hopes that political differences between Washington and Moscow will not prevent cooperation with the Russian Federation on the International Space Station (ISS). This was reported on Friday by CNN.

The Drive: Chinese satellite Shijian-21 moved the BeiDou spacecraft to another orbit

The Chinese satellite Shijian-21 captured another, spent spacecraft of the BeiDou navigation system, and moved it from geostationary orbit to the burial orbit, writes The Drive.

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.

The Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) has created and is already using the technology of virtual tests of rocket and space technology using digital twins and machine learning algorithms, the press service of the holding reported.

The cosmonaut said that she had already completed the first ten-day training for a flight on an American ship

The only woman in the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad, Anna Kikina, said that she would like to fly into space not only on the American Crew Dragon ship, but also on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

Flight tests of the prototype of the Russian ultralight rocket may begin in 2026-2027. In addition, an interorbital small upper stage is being created as part of the Aeronet-NTI competition.

Alexander Gerst said that the Ukrainian crisis worries the Germans

German astronaut of the European Space Agency Alexander Gerst believes that cooperation with Russia in space can help strengthen mutual understanding and thus contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.

Two communication systems are planned to be launched as part of the Sphere program

Roscosmos plans to launch six Skif satellites until about 2027. This was announced on Thursday by Sergey Prokhorov, director of the Department of Advanced Programs and the Sphere project of the state corporation.

Nikolai Chub and Anna Kikina previously received American visas

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that he did not have time to "buy ink" to write a letter about the non-issuance of an American visa to Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, there is no more problem.

It will be ready for launch at the end of 2025

The possibility of using the new Fregat-SBU upper stage (RB) as part of the promising Amur methane launch vehicle is currently being considered by specialists. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the S. A. Lavochkin NGO (part of Roscosmos).

The international community will have to take this issue very carefully in the near future, the state corporation noted

The international community should develop a legally binding document that will regulate the development of space resources for commercial purposes. This was stated to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Principles of the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

Roscosmos head Rogozin: astronaut Hadfield wanted to meet with Russian President Putin

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spoke about his desire to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin wrote in his Telegram channel.

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 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.