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The Atlas V rocket put the Pentagon and NASA satellites into orbit
The American Atlas V launch vehicle, launched on Tuesday, successfully launched a group of satellites into orbit in the interests of the US Space Forces and NASA, the operator company United Launch Alliance (ULA) reported.
Soyuz-2 rocket delivered to Baikonur
A Soyuz-2 rocket and a head fairing for launching OneWeb spacecraft have been delivered to the Baikonur cosmodrome, according to the website of the Center for the Operation of Ground-based Space Infrastructure Facilities on Wednesday.
Hubble telescope returned to full operation
The Hubble Space Telescope has returned to full operation. Earlier, he was transferred to safe mode due to equipment problems.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos is ready to "fight" with the United States for space tourism
According to the head of the state corporation, the Russian Federation does not intend to "give this niche to the Americans"
Roscosmos does not plan to give the USA a niche of space tourism, said Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, at a meeting with Russian members of the cosmonaut squad.
The cosmonaut correspondent of TASS will conduct scientific experiments in orbit
Alexander Misurkin will partially participate in the scientific program
The commander of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft, TASS correspondent cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, will conduct experiments in orbit in the interests of Russian science. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday by the Deputy Director for Science of the Institute of Biomedical Problems (IMBP) RAN Oleg Kotov.
Cosmonauts are involved in discussing the creation of an orbital station and robots
So, the cosmonauts took part in the discussion of the readiness of the multipurpose laboratory module "Science" for flight tests, the preliminary design of Soyuz-5, Angara
Russian cosmonauts, within the framework of scientific and technical Councils (NTS), take part in discussing the problems of creating a Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS), robotic systems and other projects.
Russian cosmonauts will be able to get a preferential mortgage at 0.1% per annum
Housing under the program can be purchased both on the primary and secondary market
Promsvyazbank and Roscosmos have signed an agreement that implies the provision of preferential mortgages for members of the Russian cosmonaut squad. The agreement was signed after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on Wednesday from Baikonur.
Roscosmos fulfilled plans for 2021 to support astronauts
As reported in the state corporation, now it is necessary to agree with the cosmonaut squad how to build plans for the next three years
Roscosmos has successfully implemented plans for 2021 to support Russian cosmonauts. Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of the State Corporation for Economics and Finance, told reporters about this.
Glavkosmos called the lottery an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the ISS
The drawing is more suitable for suborbital flights, said the company's CEO Dmitry Loskutov
The lottery draw is suitable for suborbital flights, but is an unsuccessful way to promote flights to the International Space Station. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the CEO of Glavkosmos (part of Roscosmos) Dmitry Loskutov.
Space Adventures stated that entrepreneurs from the Russian Federation express interest in space flights
The head of the company's representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko, noted that the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time
Russian entrepreneurs express interest in visiting space, the implementation of such a flight is a matter of time. This opinion was expressed during the broadcast of the launch of the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on the Roscosmos-TV channel by the head of the Space Adventures representative office in Russia, Sergey Kostenko.
The astronaut explained the absence of Americans on the moon
Former NASA astronaut Jack Fisher explained to RIA Novosti the absence of Americans on the moon. In his opinion, the United States is postponing sending people to the Earth's natural satellite due to the presence of other priorities.
The ground station on Hainan received data from the Gaofen-3-02 satellite
Reception, recording and transmission of data from the satellite to the station took place on November 28
The ground station in Sanya (Hainan Province, Southern China) has successfully received data from the recently launched Gaofen-3-02 Earth remote sensing satellite. This was reported by the newspaper Hainan Ribao.
On Baikonur, Japanese cosmotourists were held to the song "Grass at home"
For the first time in history, the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft left the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the song "Grass at Home" in Japanese. This was announced on Wednesday, December 8, Roscosmos reports in its Telegram channel.
The State Duma approved in the first reading the procedure for assessing the conformity of space technology
The Government will approve the procedure for assessing the conformity of space technology intended for use in scientific and socio-economic purposes
The State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill defining the procedure for assessing the conformity of dual-use space technology, which is intended for use in scientific and socio-economic purposes. The document was initiated by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Europeans will create the Ariel space telescope, which will study exoplanets
ESA and Airbus have signed an agreement on the creation of a new space observatory for the study of exoplanets. It is planned to launch in 2029.
Rostelecom has signed an agreement with the private space company Success Rockets
Success Rockets as part of the SR NET project intends to create a satellite constellation to provide broadband communications
Kirill Menshov, Senior Vice President for Information Technologies at Rostelecom, and Oleg Mansurov, founder and CEO of Success Rockets, signed an agreement on cooperation between the two companies. This was reported to TASS on Tuesday in the press service of the space company.
The systems of the launch complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome will be tested after the transition to naphthyl
Autonomous tests are planned to be completed by the end of 2021
Specialists have started testing the systems of the Soyuz launch complex after upgrading to a new type of fuel at the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. This was reported on Tuesday in the press service of Roscosmos.
Private Chinese company Galactic Energy has launched five satellites into orbit
The launch of the rocket in modification Y2 took place from the Jiuquan cosmodrome
The Ceres-1 launch vehicle of the private Chinese company Galactic Energy successfully launched five satellite vehicles into a sun-synchronous orbit on Tuesday. This is stated in a statement issued by the company.
The US launched an Atlas V launch vehicle with military satellites
The carrier, the first stage of which is equipped with a Russian RD-180 engine, launched from the Cape Canaveral cosmodrome
The American company United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched an Atlas V launch vehicle with two satellites on Tuesday by order of the Space Forces of the US Armed Forces. The broadcast is conducted on the ULA website.
The Supreme Court discussed environmental issues with cosmonaut on the ISS Anton Shkaplerov
He called the clogging of the near-Earth orbit a new direction of environmental work that has arisen before humanity
The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on Tuesday discussed the problems of environmental legislation with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, who joined the discussion with the ISS. The video broadcast of the seminar was held on the official YouTube channel of the Sun.
