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Private aerospace company Axiom Space plans to launch the first mission in the history of cosmonautics with a fully commercial crew on board to the International Space Station (ISS) on March 31, the company announced on Twitter.

Satellites will be able to engage in remote sensing of the Earth, identify natural disasters, collect data on the movement of ships and aircraft

The Sputnix company and the laboratory of the MEPhI Institute have started assembling a satellite that will use the VERA plasma engine of their development. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group.

The experience of actress Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko can be used for space tourists, taking into account the proposals of crew members, the Cosmonaut Training Center said

The shortened preparation for space flight, which was held by the first-ever film crew - actress Julia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko, after reviewing the results, was recognized as successful. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (CPC).

This test was the first for this series of missiles this year

China has conducted the tenth successful test of the Tianxing-1 launch vehicle, which will become a prototype of the future space transport vehicle, according to a statement from the developer Space Transportation.

The Soyuz-2 medium-class launch vehicle (LV) will be in operation for another ten years, work is currently underway to improve it, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of Roscosmos.

The third stage of the cosmodrome will include a cheap, light and fast-built launch facility - Rogozin

During the construction of the third stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome, designed to launch Amur-LNG rockets, Roscosmos will abandon the construction of underground bunkers and build a cheaper and lighter launch complex, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

This will lead to a boom in rocket engineering, said the CEO of the state corporation Roscosmos

Roscosmos is confident that hundreds, thousands of satellites will be built in the coming years, which will lead to a boom in rocket science. This opinion was expressed by the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

Roscosmos is working on the possibility of launching light space rockets from railway platforms, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.

Previously, it was supposed to integrate the manipulator during spacewalks on January 27 and February 2

The work on the integration of the European ERA manipulator (European Robotic Arm) into the International Space Station (ISS) will be carried out by the next Russian crew together with a European astronaut, cosmonaut Peter Dubrov, who works on the ISS, said.

Children will also be able to take part in the creation of design concepts that will be able to get on the body of the Amur methane rocket being created in the future, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, reacted to the statement of the US Embassy in Moscow, noting that the question remained unanswered why Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub was denied a visa.

The center is planned to accommodate 20 thousand engineers, designers and administrative staff

Moscow, January 21. /TASS/ Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of the Roscosmos State Corporation, inspected the construction of the National Space Center building complex on the territory of the Khrunichev State Space Research Center.

The US Embassy in Moscow does not comment on individual visa cases, but Washington highly appreciates cooperation with the Russian Federation on the ISS and pays attention to issuing visas to astronauts.

The rocket is already on the launch pad, specialists have started work on its preparation for launch

The Wenchang cosmodrome in the northeast of the Chinese province of Hainan in late February - early March is preparing for the launch of a new generation carrier rocket CZ-8 ("Changzheng-8"). This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.

CEO Rogozin: Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022

Roscosmos will launch at least two Angara light missiles in 2022, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation. The manager's statement is transmitted by TASS.

Deputy General Director of the enterprise Roman Khokhlov also reported that the Khrunichev Center for the first time in a long time completed the year without debt obligations on rocket technology

The tank hulls for the first Angara-A5, which will be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome, have already been assembled. This was announced by Roman Khokhlov, Deputy General Director of the Khrunichev Center for Production.

The crew, whose members have not been trained to work in the American segment, will not be able to be sent to the ISS, the press service of Roscosmos reported.

Roscosmos: non-issuance of a US visa to a Russian cosmonaut may threaten the safety of the ISS

Refusal to issue an American visa to cosmonaut Nikolai Chub may threaten the security of the International Space Station (ISS). Roscosmos called the possible consequences of the incident with the United States. This is reported by TASS.

The Khrunichev Center has fulfilled all production plans for the year for the first time in modern history, said Roman Khokhlov, deputy director of the center.

The US Department of Defense launched the GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 inspection satellites on an Atlas V rocket

The US Department of Defense launched a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) spacecraft into geosynchronous near-Earth orbit from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome in Florida on an Atlas V rocket, capable of maneuvering in space and tracking the status of other satellites, writes The Drive.