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Progress MS-17 spacecraft successfully submerged in the Pacific Ocean
Roscosmos indicated that the ship's mission has now ended
The Progress MS-17 spacecraft has been successfully de-orbited and sunk in a non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean. This was announced on Thursday on Twitter by the state corporation "Roscosmos".
The names of the modules of the new Russian orbital station are revealed
Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, revealed on his Twitter account the planned names of the new modules of the promising Russian orbital service station (ROSS). According to him, they will be named after Russian regions.
The head of NASA plans to visit Russia and meet with Rogozin
Bill Nelson did not announce the date of the planned trip
The head of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Bill Nelson intends to come to Moscow and hold a meeting with the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. He said this in an interview with SpaceNews portal published on Wednesday.
NASA said that the Russian test of anti-satellite weapons does not affect cooperation on the ISS
The department continues to discuss with Roscosmos both the future of the station in the long term and short-term agreements, said the head of NASA Bill Nelson
Russia's test of anti-satellite weapons will not have a negative impact on the prospects for further US-Russian cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS).
Roscosmos called the start date of cross-flights from the United States to the ISS
Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, said that flights of astronauts on Crew Dragon ships and American astronauts on Soyuz will begin no earlier than the autumn of 2022.
The timing of the start of cross-flights of Russia and the United States has been named
The cross-flights of Russian cosmonauts on the US Crew Dragon ships and American astronauts on the Soyuz will begin no earlier than the autumn of 2022, the executive director of Roscosmos for manned programs Sergey Krikalev said in an interview with TASS.
Roscosmos plans to complete the creation of the Earth Remote Sensing Center by 2025
Work is already underway, the state corporation reported
Roscosmos plans to complete the creation of the National Center for Remote Sensing of the Earth by 2025. This was stated on Thursday by the deputy director of the Department of Navigation space Systems of Roscosmos Valery Zaichko.
By 2025, the Russian orbital grouping of Earth observation satellites will increase to 28
The orbital grouping of civil Earth observation satellites currently has 12 vehicles
The Russian orbital grouping of Earth remote sensing satellites (remote sensing) should increase to 28 spacecraft by 2025. This was stated on Thursday by the head of the Scientific Center for Operational Monitoring of the Earth JSC "Russian Space Systems" (RCS) Alexander Rebri.
NASA has planned to send a cargo ship to the ISS on December 21
Docking with the ISS will take place automatically on December 22
The next launch of SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship to replenish supplies at the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for December 21. This was announced on Wednesday on its website by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The eyes and ears of the Russian Defense Ministry have started working in space
The military satellite launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by the Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
A fragment of the American Falcon 9 rocket passed 5 km from the ISS
There are no obstacles to the flight of the station, Roscosmos reported
A fragment of the American Falcon 9 rocket passed more than 5 km from the International Space Station, there is no threat to the ISS. This was reported to journalists on Thursday in the press service of Roscosmos.
The military satellite launched from Plesetsk by the Soyuz-2.1B rocket was put into the calculated orbit
A military satellite launched on Thursday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome by a Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket has been put into a calculated orbit, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
Rocket Lab announced the first return of the Electron rocket stage using a helicopter
In the first half of next year, Rocket Lab will try to return the Electron carrier stage using a helicopter. Previously, the company successfully landed it in the ocean several times.
Russia has launched the Berth module to the ISS
A launch vehicle with a node module "Berth" was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. It should be docked to the multipurpose module "Science" on November 26.
The launch of OneWeb satellites from Baikonur is expected at the end of December
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin noted that "complex and intense work is expected in December"
The next launch of the British OneWeb communications satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome is expected at the end of the year. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during the construction of the combat crew.
The last module of the Russian segment of the ISS was sent into space
The Progress M-UM cargo ship with the Berth node module for the International Space Station (ISS) was put into orbit. On Wednesday, November 24, reports "Roscosmos".
India develops self-destructing satellites and rockets
This will avoid dumping waste into the sea and the formation of space debris
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is working to create self-destructing rockets and satellites that will not pollute the environment or the Earth's orbit. This was reported to journalists by the head of ISRO Kailasavadivu Sivan.
Falcon 9 rocket launched in the USA to protect the Earth from asteroids
The Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched in California (USA) with the kamikaze space probe DRAT, which will crash into an asteroid to test the technology of protecting the Earth from collisions with space objects. NASA is broadcasting live on November 24.
Node module "Berth"
The new Berth node module will allow up to five Russian ships to dock simultaneously to the International Space Station (ISS), thereby expanding the technical capabilities of the Russian segment. In addition, the Berth will provide fuel transfer from cargo ships to other modules of the station, the transmission of recharging and the transmission of information between docked objects.
The launch of the Progress M-UM spacecraft with the Berth node module on the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for 16:06 Moscow time on November 24. Docking to the multipurpose laboratory module "Nauka" is planned on November 26.
About the device of the module, its future location as part of the Russian segment of the ISS and new features - in the TASS infographic.
The launch of the Proton-M rocket will take place on December 12
The launch of the launch vehicle was postponed from December 6 due to the need to refine the upper stage
The launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle is scheduled for 15:09 Moscow time on December 12. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Wednesday.
