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Roscosmos has planned three cargo delivery launches to the ISS in 2022
Three Progress MS cargo ships will go to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2022, Roscosmos reported.
Elon Musk's fortune increased by $30 billion after the publication of annual Tesla sales data
The state of the head of Tesla (SPB: TSLA) Inc. Elon Musk increased by $33.8 billion on Monday, after the company published data on record deliveries of electric vehicles in 2021.
Three launches of Progress cargo ships are expected in 2022
All launches will take place from Baikonur
Three Progress MS cargo transport ships will be launched to the ISS from Baikonur this year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Tuesday.
NASA paid priests to prepare for meeting with aliens
It is not so important when exactly we will find life outside the Earth, and whether we will find it at all, a much more pressing and complex question is how do we respond to it? No matter what scenario the first contact with the inhabitants of other planets unfolds, the very fact of their existence can shake our worldview. To better understand this issue, NASA has resorted to the services of clergymen of different religions.
OneWeb is preparing to launch a global satellite Internet across the Earth
The satellite constellation of the British operator OneWeb, which plans to provide all the inhabitants of the Earth with global high-speed Internet, has been replenished with 36 satellites launched into orbit by the Russian Soyuz rocket. The launch of the rocket was led by Arianespace specialists. As a result, the total number of spacecraft at OneWeb's disposal has reached 394.
The Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope to predict dangerous approaches in space
As the institute clarified, the telescope is a high-precision means of monitoring bright space objects
The Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences has launched a new telescope in Altai, which in the future will allow predicting dangerous approaches of objects in orbit. This is stated in the message of the institute, distributed on Monday.
The space forces in 2021 tracked the descent from orbit of more than 400 satellites
As specified in the Russian Defense Ministry, the specialists of the Main Center for the Exploration of the Space Situation paid special attention to the control of orbital groupings of foreign satellites
The space forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces controlled the situation in near-Earth space and the termination of the ballistic existence of more than 400 vehicles. This is stated in the message of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The launch of more than 1,700 spacecraft into orbit was controlled in 2021 by specialists of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
More than 1.7 thousand spacecraft were launched into orbit in 2021 under the control of the Space Forces of the Russian Aerospace Forces, according to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Russian Defense Ministry.
The first manned launch in 2022 is scheduled for March 18
According to Roscosmos, two manned launches of Russian ships are planned in total this year
The launch of the Soyuz MS-21 manned spacecraft is scheduled for the evening of March 18. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Sunday.
In 2022, a new missile launch warning system station will be built near Vorkuta
The construction of the Voronezh radar station (radar) of the Russian missile attack warning System (SPRN) will be completed in 2022, the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Russian cosmonauts will go into outer space on January 19
As reported in Roscosmos, the opening of the exit hatch of the Search module is scheduled at 15:00 Moscow time
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov will make the first spacewalk in 2022 under the Russian program on the afternoon of January 19. This is stated in a message distributed by Roscosmos on Sunday.
Rogozin said that the astronauts found new problems on the ISS
According to the head of Roscosmos, Anton Shkaplerov and Peter Dubrov know how to deal with them
Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov, who are currently on the International Space Station, have found problems on board, but they know how to deal with them. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with members of the ISS crew.
Japan in 2022 will begin preparations for the launch of the world's first wooden satellite
According to the preliminary plan, in February, JAXA astronaut Takao Doi will fix wood samples outside the ISS research module to study their properties and strength in outer space
At the beginning of next year, Japanese specialists will begin technical experiments related to the preparation for the launch of the world's first wooden satellite. This was reported on Friday by the Kyodo news agency.
Rogozin assured that flights to the ISS will soon begin in 1.5 - 2 hours
The CEO of Roscosmos previously reported that a single-turn flight scheme could be tested in 2022
Single-turn flights on spacecraft to the ISS will begin soon. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with the crew members of the station.
Roscosmos does not intend to back down from the decision on the flight tests of the ship "Eagle" in 2023
The head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin stressed that there are many tests to be done, the work is going on in a busy schedule
Roscosmos does not plan to change the timing of the start of flight testing of the promising manned ship "Eagle". This was stated by the Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with astronauts who are on the ISS.
The Russian module "Science" will work effectively on the ISS until 2030 - Roscosmos
The Nauka module, which docked to the International Space Station (ISS) in the summer, will be able to work effectively until 2030, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Saturday.
The first correction of the ISS orbit in 2022 is scheduled for January 12
As reported in Roscosmos, the purpose of the maneuver is the formation of ballistic conditions for the docking of the Soyuz MS-21 spacecraft and the landing of the Soyuz MS-19
The correction of the orbit height of the International Space Station (ISS) is expected on January 12, it will be the first in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.
China has planned more than 40 space launches in 2022
China plans to carry out more than 40 space launches in 2022, including as part of missions to the Tiangong National space station under construction, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) said on Saturday.
American astronauts will remain on the ISS at least until 2030
During this period, the US authorities want to work with their international partners, including Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe
The US government has confirmed plans to extend the presence of American astronauts on the International Space Station until 2030. This was announced on Friday by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The head of Roscosmos expects a "launch boom" in the world in 2025-2026
The number of launches will increase when Russia begins to withdraw a multi-satellite orbital grouping, Dmitry Rogozin noted
Roscosmos will be ready for the "launch boom" that is expected in the world in 2025-2026. This was announced by the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin during a conversation with members of the ISS crew.
