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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.

Pilot-cosmonaut, Hero of Russia Mikhail Kornienko said that it is possible to completely stop the joint work of the United States and Russia on the International Space Station (ISS).

The head of Roscosmos noted that the US can still fix this situation

Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin expressed hope that the US refusal to issue a visa to Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub is a misunderstanding that the United States can still fix.

TASS: The United States did not issue a visa to Roscosmos cosmonaut Chub for training at the American center

The United States did not issue a visa to Roscosmos cosmonaut Nikolai Chub to participate in a training session at the Lyndon Johnson Space Center. This is reported by TASS with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

The cosmonaut noted that he conducted a test fitting of the spacesuit before the flight

Cosmonaut Sergei Korsakov, who is due to go to the ISS with colleagues Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev on March 18, said that he considers the Russian Falcon spacesuit more reliable than the spacesuit of the American company SpaceX.

The European Space Agency invites everyone to try to hack the European OPS-SAT satellite operating in orbit. This is reported on the website of the event organizers specially created for this occasion.

Russian experts drew attention to possible technical difficulties associated with the Search module of the International Space Station. Earlier, NASA hinted at the isolation of the Russian Zvezda module.

Ukraine wants to build a cosmodrome on the Black Sea coast

Participants of the founding conference of the All-Ukrainian Association of Innovation and Space Clusters wanted to build a cosmodrome in Ukraine. As a location, they proposed the border of the Odessa and Mykolaiv regions near the Black Sea coast, Ukrinform reports. It is noted that the construction of the facility will require coordination with Turkey due to the risk of the second stage of the launch vehicle falling on its territory.

A test tank with liquid nitrogen exploded at the SpaceX spaceport in Texas

An explosion occurred at the SpaceX spaceport under construction in Texas in the USA. During the tests on Tuesday, January 18, the GSE-4 test tank with liquid nitrogen exploded. The incident was noticed by observers, Futurism reports.

Roscosmos: NASA astronaut Rubio may fly to Soyuz MS in September 2022

Francisco Rubio may become the only American astronaut who will be delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) by the Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft in 2022. The name of the NASA astronaut was called "Roscosmos".

Deputy Head of the Russian Military Department Alexey Krivoruchko said that on November 25, calculations of the Aerospace Forces launched a Soyuz-2 L B carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage.

The Soyuz-2.1a rocket is characterized by increased accuracy of removal and increased payload mass up to 7.5 tons

Two Soyuz-2 launch vehicles.1a" and the Soyuz-2.1v rocket, manufactured by the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) under a state contract, were accepted by the military representation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was reported to the head of the military department Sergei Shoigu by the general director of the center Dmitry Baranov.

Work on the integration of the European ERA manipulator into the ISS has been postponed due to technical problems with the manipulator, said Alexander Poleshchuk, head of the extravehicular Activity Department of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation.

Foreign Minister of the Republic Peter Szijjarto said that the topic of "joint space exploration project" will be discussed during the visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to Russia on February 1

Hungary expects to send an astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) by the middle of the decade as part of cooperation with Russia. This was stated in an interview with TASS by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Peter Szijjarto.

Cosmonaut recruitment was open, applications were accepted from citizens of the Russian Federation not older than 35 years old, with higher education in engineering, scientific or flight specialties with work experience

Cosmonauts of the 2018 set Konstantin Borisov, Alexander Gorbunov, Alexander Grebenkin, Alexey Zubritsky, Sergey Mikaev and Oleg Platonov can make the first flights into orbit in 2023-2024. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Thursday.

The ground segment of the Milky Way will include optoelectronic and radio equipment

The Milky Way system, which is being developed in Russia, will include radar stations not only in the Russian Federation, but also in other countries. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.

The system will also be able to monitor objects from 10-15 cm in size at altitudes from 2.5 thousand to 45 thousand km

The new Russian Milky Way system will be able to track objects ranging in size from 5-7 cm, which are at an altitude of up to 2.5 thousand km above the Earth's surface. This was announced in an interview with TASS by the general designer of the Automated Warning System for Dangerous Situations in Near-Earth Space (ASPOS OKP) Grigory Stupak.

Russian cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov have begun a seven-hour spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS), the first this year.