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Canadian astronaut praised Putin for his work and wanted to meet with him
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 astronaut believes that cooperation in space will help to get away from confrontation with Russia
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.
Six Skif satellites will be launched by 2027 as part of the Sphere program
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.
The RCS has created a test technology using digital doubles
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.
Cosmonaut Kikina would like to fly into space not only on Crew Dragon, but also on Soyuz
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.
The timing of the start of flight tests of the Russian ultralight launch vehicle has been announced
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.
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.
