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A rocket is being prepared at Baikonur to launch a ship with a TASS correspondent cosmonaut
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano will go to the ISS on Soyuz MS-20
The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle with the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft is installed on the launch pad No. 31 ("Vostok") of the Baikonur cosmodrome, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene.
The Soyuz rocket launched two European Galileo satellites into orbit
The Russian Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle, launched on Sunday from the Kourou cosmodrome in French Guiana, successfully put two satellites of the European global navigation system Galileo into orbit, the launch operator Arianespace said.
Galileo satellites put into orbit after launch from the Kourou Cosmodrome
Two new European Galileo FOC M9 satellites have successfully separated from the Russian Fregat upper stage. This was announced on Sunday, December 5, on its website by the state corporation Roscosmos.
In the USA, they saw the benefits in the Russian "Berth"
The Berth node module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) can be equipped with an international docking adapter International Docking Adapter (IDA) and used for docking American spacecraft Crew Dragon and Starliner, writes Teslarati.
Turkey intends to sell at least 20 more Bayraktars to Ukraine - Bloomberg
Turkey is preparing to supply at least 20 more Bayraktar-TB2 attack drones to Ukraine, Bloomberg reports, citing sources in Turkish government and military-industrial circles.
The first flight sample of a satellite for advertising from space will be ready in the spring of 2022
The device will be equipped with special lasers that will be able to demonstrate the image
The flight sample of the satellite, which will show ads from orbit, will be ready next spring. This was reported to TASS in the company Avant Space.
NASA plans to add three missions to the ISS on SpaceX spacecraft
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to conclude a contract for three additional missions to transport astronauts to the ISS on spaceships of the private aerospace company SpaceX, follows from the notice of NASA's intentions on the website of the US Contract Distribution System.
Rogozin called the timing of the launch of the Russian nuclear "Zeus"
Roscosmos plans to launch the Zeus nuclear tug into space by 2030. The timing of the launch of a promising product during the 72nd International Astronautical Congress, held in Dubai, was announced by the CEO of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin. The statement of the head of Roscosmos leads "Russian Space".
The former head of NASA was afraid of the technology lowering the United States to the level of Russia
Russia and China do not want an exchange of nuclear strikes more than the United States, the American edition of SpaceNews reports a statement by former Deputy Defense Minister for Research and Technical Development of the United States (under the administration of President Donald Trump) Michael Griffin.
SpaceX has broken the annual record of launches
The American company SpaceX has broken the annual record of launches of its own Falcon 9 heavy rocket, SpaceNews reports.
The stage of the Russian rocket will be made a reusable drone
One of the demonstrators of the reusable stage of the promising Russian light rocket "Krylo-SV" will receive a landing gear, a turbojet engine and a nose cone, like an airplane, which will allow it to take off, fly and return to the airfield in the same way as a drone (UAV) does, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.
NASA has signed agreements with three companies to develop space station projects
The total amount of contracts amounted to $415.6 million
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) The United States has signed agreements with three American companies totaling $415.6 million dollars for the development of space station projects in low Earth orbit. This was reported on Thursday by the press service of the department.
Roscosmos proposed to create a Eurasian Space Agency
The head of the Russian Space Agency Dmitry Rogozin called for considering the idea of creating a Eurasian Space Agency. He named ESA as an example.
The EEC called the idea of the Eurasian Space Agency in demand in the EAEU countries
Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission Sergey Glazyev believes that Roscosmos projects are of interest to all countries of the Union
The idea of the Eurasian Space Agency is relevant and in demand by the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). This was stated on Friday by a member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) Sergey Glazyev at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
Work on the creation of the Baiterek complex at Baikonur will begin in March 2022
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that "all the necessary documents have been agreed"
Work on the modernization of the Zenit launch complex for Soyuz-5 (the Baiterek project) will start in March next year, all documentation for this has already been agreed. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
At Baikonur, the number of launch complexes was reduced from 18 to 3
During his speech at the Space Integration forum, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin recalled a sixfold reduction in the number of launch complexes at the Baikonur cosmodrome located in Kazakhstan and leased by Russia. The statement of the head of the state corporation is quoted by RIA Novosti.
Russia is developing a carrier rocket "Krylo-SV" with a returnable first stage
Roscosmos specialists will begin testing the reusable stage of the Krylo-SV launch vehicle next year, RIA Novosti reports, citing a source in the rocket and space industry.
NASA astronauts returned to the ISS after a spacewalk to replace the antenna
The astronauts met the allotted six and a half hours to complete the task
American astronauts Tom Marshburn and Kayla Barron returned to the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday after a spacewalk to replace a faulty antenna. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Roscosmos expects that the head of NASA will visit Russia in early 2022
In turn, Bill Nelson stated that he was looking forward to meeting with Rogozin
Roscosmos hopes that the head of NASA, Bill Nelson, will visit Russia in 2022. This was announced by the Deputy Director General of Roscosmos for International Cooperation Sergey Savelyev.
Rogozin confirmed that the launch of OneWeb satellites is scheduled for December 27
The Director General of Roscosmos said that the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b rocket is planned together with the satellites
The launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites is scheduled for December 27. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday at the EAEU business forum "Space Integration".
