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InSight station switched to safe mode due to a dust storm on Mars
The InSight automatic station has switched to safe mode due to a large local dust storm on Mars. Now the station maintains its operability at a minimum level and does not conduct scientific observations, and next week it will begin to be taken out of safe mode, according to the NASA website.
Cosmonaut Dubrov will return to Earth on March 30 after almost a year of flight
Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov and American astronaut Mark Vande Hai will also return on the descent vehicle of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft
The landing of the Soyuz MS-19 lander on Earth is scheduled for March 30. Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, as well as American astronaut Mark Vande Hai, will return to Earth on it, Roscosmos said in a statement on Wednesday.
A new service for calling the Rosgvardiya outfit through the ERA-GLONASS system has been launched
JSC GLONASS together with the company "Business Monitoring" launched a new ERA service.RUS, which allows the driver to call a Regardie outfit to his location, the press service of the ERA-GLONASS traffic police operator reports.
SpaceX launched a launch vehicle with a Ukrainian satellite and other devices
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle will deliver a total of 105 spacecraft from 20 countries into orbit
SpaceX launched private and public spacecraft, including microsatellites, on Thursday as part of its commercial program. The broadcast is conducted on the company's website.
In Russia, the preliminary design of the oxygen-hydrogen engine for the Angara-A5V rocket was defended
The draft design of the RD-0150 engine for the third stage of the Angara-A5V heavy carrier has passed protection. Earlier it became known about the tests of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen rocket engine for the Angara-A5 upper stage.
The draft agreement on the resumption of cross-flights to the ISS is being coordinated by the Russian Foreign Ministry
The draft agreement between Roscosmos and NASA on the resumption of cross-flights to the ISS is being approved by the Russian Foreign Ministry, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
The Sphere program until 2030 will be approved in 2022
The budget for the planning period from 2022 to 2024 provides for financing of the main activities of the project in the amount of 21 billion rubles
The program for the creation of the multi-satellite grouping "Sphere" is planned to be approved in 2022. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The ExoMars mission apparatus will be delivered to Baikonur in the spring
The launch is scheduled for the second half of 2022
The device, which will be launched as part of the ExoMars mission in 2022, is scheduled to be sent to the Baikonur cosmodrome in the spring. This was announced on Thursday by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Five Soyuz rocket launches are planned for Vostochny in 2022
These launches will be carried out through Roscosmos
Five launches of the Soyuz rocket are planned from the Vostochny cosmodrome in 2022. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting on the results of 2021.
Work will be carried out on the Russian orbital Station in the interests of national security
Speaking about the advantages of a promising station, Roscosmos noted the storage and maintenance of spacecraft, the possibility of reconfiguration and the commercial segment
The work in the interests of national defense and security will be carried out on board the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The tasks of ROSS are revealed
Rogozin said that ROSS will work in the interests of national security
It is planned, in particular, to work in the interests of national security at the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS). The tasks of a possible Russian replacement of the International Space Station (ISS) are revealed in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by TASS.
Roscosmos and NASA are consulting on extending the operation of the ISS until 2030
In addition, the agencies have prepared a draft agreement on cross-flights of US astronauts on Soyuz and Russian cosmonauts on American ships
Roscosmos and NASA are consulting on extending the operation of the International Space Station (ISS) until 2030. This is stated in the presentation of the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Experts said that lava tunnels can be used to build bases on the moon
According to scientists, they will be able to protect against radiation and meteors
Lava tunnels that were formed earlier during volcanic activity on the Moon can be used as protection against radiation and meteors during the construction of bases. This opinion was expressed by specialists of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in an article published in the journal "Manned Space Flights" (CPC publication).
The Cygnus space cargo ship will go to the ISS on February 19
The launch of the Antares launch vehicle is scheduled for 12:39 on the east coast of the United States from the spaceport on Wallops Island
The launch of the Cygnus cargo spacecraft of the American corporation Northrop Grumman to the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for February 19. This was announced on Wednesday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The second launch of the Starliner is scheduled for May 2022
Boeing is preparing the Starliner spacecraft for a new test launch to the ISS in May 2022, Sergey Kravchenko, the head of the company in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, told Interfax.
The Starliner ship will be able to dock to the new Russian station
The Starliner ship being developed by Boeing will be able to dock to the Russian orbital station being developed, Sergey Kravchenko, the head of Boeing in Russia, Ukraine and the CIS, told Interfax.
RKS photonic technologies will control space debris
To control near-Earth space and observe artificial objects in Earth orbit, the specialists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) propose using the latest photonics technologies and original methods of ground-based processing of optical information.
The head of NASA said he was looking forward to meeting with Rogozin
Bill Nelson said that he expects to discuss climate issues with the CEO of Roscosmos
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bill Nelson, is looking forward to meeting with Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, the timing of the visit of the head of the US space agency to the Russian Federation will depend on the situation with the coronavirus. Nelson said this at a briefing on Tuesday, answering a question from TASS.
Ambassador in Moscow: the UAE and Russia have many opportunities for joint exploration of Mars and the Moon
Mohammed Ahmed Al-Jaber recalled that the Governments of the two countries signed an agreement on cooperation in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes
The Russian Federation and the UAE are developing cooperation in the field of space, the countries have many opportunities for joint exploration of Mars and the Moon. This was stated in an interview with TASS by the UAE Ambassador to Moscow, Mohammed Ahmed al-Jaber.
Russian and Korean specialists will create a new launch vehicle together
Success Rockets, a private company from Russia, has signed a memorandum with SEWON E&C on the establishment of a joint venture that will create a three-stage Stalker rocket. It will be able to put about 300 kilograms of cargo into orbit.