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Russia plans to refuse to lease 16 objects of Baikonur

Russia is going to refuse to lease 16 objects at the Baikonur cosmodrome by the end of 2022, RIA Novosti writes, citing a source in the space industry.

The Russian Defense Ministry will launch three "Hangars" in 2022 from Plesetsk

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to launch three Angara space rockets with satellites in 2022, a source told RIA Novosti.

During the first test launch of the Angara manned launch vehicle from the Vostochny cosmodrome in December 2023, a mock-up of the new Eagle spacecraft will be used as a payload, and not its finished version, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said.

Yuzhmash has received a contract for the production of equipment for two Antares missiles

The Ukrainian enterprise "A. M. Makarov Southern Machine-Building Plant" (Yuzhmash) has received an order for the production of the main structure of the first stage of the American Antares launch vehicle. This is reported by Defense Express with reference to the press service of the enterprise.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that this year the Aerospace Forces provided 24 launches of satellites for various purposes, including 15 Russian ones. 12 such vehicles were taken over by specialists of the Main Test Space Center - GICC.

Roscosmos noted that in 2021 NPO Energomash carried out in full a series of fire tests of several copies of this engine

Delivery of RD-171MV liquid rocket engines for flight tests of the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle will begin in 2022. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

Roscosmos clarified that the RD-191M differs from the RD-191 in terms of thrust

Firing tests of the first sample of the RD-191M engine, which is designed for the Angara-A5M launch vehicle, will start next year. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Friday.

The United States carried out six launches of space rockets with Russian-made engines in 2021, Roscosmos reported on Friday.

Flight tests of the RD-171MV liquid-fueled engine for the Soyuz-5 rocket may begin in 2022, the state corporation Roscosmos reported on Friday.

The British company Hill Helicopters presented the concept of an innovative helicopter of the XXI century, focused exclusively on private owners – the NH50.

There are currently 25 satellites in the grouping, of which 22 are used for their intended purpose

The last Glonass-M navigation satellite has been removed from storage and will be ready for launch in March next year. This was reported to TASS by a source in the rocket and space industry.

The Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation reported that according to this indicator, the country came out on top in the world, surpassing the United States

China has set a national record for launching launch vehicles, increasing their number in 2021 by 40% compared to 2020, up to 55 times. This was announced on Thursday by the Chinese Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.

The head of SpaceX Musk in response to the criticism of ESA: we are not interfering with anyone and are not going to do it

The head of the American company SpaceX, Elon Musk, in an interview with the Financial Times, commented on the criticism of the Starlink satellites by the Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, reports TASS.

Yusaku Maezawa also said that in 2023 he will fly to the moon

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, which he gave while on the ISS, said that he plans to make a film about a world without money after the flight to the moon.

Yusaku Maezawa stressed that for the first time in his life he works for someone

Japanese space tourist Yusaku Maezawa, in an interview with TASS, given on board the International Space Station, called the commander of the crew of the Soyuz MS-20 spacecraft Alexander Misurkin a super commander.

The new Russian orbital service station (ROSS) should be in a high-latitude orbit with an inclination of 97-98 degrees, Roscosmos said.

According to the head of Roscosmos, the enterprises of the rocket and space industry have worked well in 2021, despite the pressure of the pandemic

Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, is convinced that the new launch complex at the Vostochny cosmodrome, which is designed for launching the Angara launch vehicle, will be introduced on time.

A fire test of the RD-0146D1 oxygen-hydrogen engine was conducted on the territory of the Voronezh Rocket Engine Building Center. It is being created for the KVTK upper stage, which will be used on the Angara-A5 heavy class rocket.

It is noted that the fragments did not harm the environment

TASS, December 30. The parts of the Angara-A5 launch vehicle found on the territory of the Komi Republic, which was launched on December 27 from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, did not harm the environment and will be evacuated until February 2022. This was reported on Thursday on the website of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the region.

The program will include a plan to create an inclusive International Scientific Lunar Station by 2035

China and Russia are going to sign a new space cooperation program for 2023-2027 next year. This was reported to the Chinese newspaper Global Times in Roscosmos, the publication reports on Wednesday.