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Chinese Tianwen-1 took a selfie against the background of the North Pole of Mars

The Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-1, located in near-Martian orbit, shot a video showing itself against the background of the Red Planet. The corresponding video can be viewed on Twitter.

The ReshUCube-1 device of SibGU was created on the basis of the OrbiCraft-Pro SXC3 platform developed by Sputnix, its launch is planned to be carried out during this year

TASS, January 31. The ReshUCube-1 nanosatellite, which is scheduled to be launched in 2022, will help students and schoolchildren of the Krasnoyarsk Territory conduct experiments to study the Earth's magnetic field. This was reported to TASS by the press service of Sitronics Group.

Specialists have started designing the power supply system of the National Space Center on the territory of the Khrunichev State Scientific Research Center, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Pyotr Biryukov told reporters on Monday.

The component base has already been determined, said Vadim Khromov, Deputy General Director of the Tactical Missile Armament Corporation for Corporate Construction and Investment

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) is ready to launch the Condor-FKA-M satellite created by JSC MIC NPO Mashinostroeniya (part of KTRV) into mass production.

Specialists of the Tactical Missile Armament (KTRV) are working on a device that will take space debris out of orbit. Earlier it became known that the S. A. Lavochkin NGO proposed an inflatable module for these tasks.

The device is currently being tested at the RSC at the twin stand of the Zvezda service module

A hyperspectrometer that will allow remote sensing of the Earth as part of the Hurricane experiment will soon be installed on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS). This is stated in the message of the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia (part of Roscosmos), distributed on Monday.

KTRV has prepared for the serial production of mini-satellites of its own production

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has advanced in the process of preparing for the release of mini-satellites of its own production. Vadim Khromov, Deputy General Director of the enterprise for Corporate Construction and Investments, said this in an interview with TASS.

The bureau also explained that "during the first important sessions, it was not possible to establish a stable connection with the Ukrainian satellite due to lack of energy"

Communication with the Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30, launched on January 13 with the help of an American launch vehicle, has been established, but is periodically interrupted. This was stated by the chief designer and head of the Yuzhnoye Design Bureau, the manufacturer of the satellite, Konstantin Belousov, commenting on the information that appeared in the media about the loss of communication with the satellite.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

The Ukrainian satellite Sich-2-30, which was launched into orbit with a fanfare the day before, is apparently lost, since it is impossible to establish communication with it and identify it. This was announced by the ex-adviser to the head of the State Space Agency of Ukraine Andrey Kolesnik.

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.