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About 240 employees of the rocket and space industry died from covid during the pandemic
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, 30,568 employees have recovered, 1,596 people are currently being treated
More than 235 employees of the rocket and space industry died due to coronavirus during the entire pandemic period. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday.
The US Aviation Administration recognized Bezos and Branson as astronauts
Bezos and Branson will be presented with a badge, which is given to participants of space missions in the United States
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recognized Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson from Virgin Galactic and actor from the TV series "Star Trek" William Shatner as astronauts, they will be awarded the appropriate badge. This is reported on the agency's website.
The New Shepard spacecraft performed a successful suborbital flight with space tourists
There were six tourists on board
The New Shepard spacecraft of Blue Origin with six tourists on board made a surorbital flight on Saturday. The journey, broadcast on the company's website, lasted a total of more than ten minutes, after which the capsule with passengers descended to Earth.
The delivery of the locator for the Obzor-R satellite was postponed to 2022
The Progress Rocket and Space Center planned to do this in the second-third quarter of this year
The locator for the Obzor-R radar spacecraft being created in Russia will be delivered in early 2022. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center.
Production of a new generation of Resurs-PM space satellites has begun
The Progress Rocket and Space Center is already manufacturing the first new-generation Resurs-PM satellites, TASS reported on Saturday, December 11. "The production of Resurs-PM spacecraft is carried out in the production units of Progress RCC JSC in accordance with the schedule," the Progress RCC stressed.
A Russian startup will take part in the Elon Musk competition
The Russian startup We Can Fly intends to take part in a competition organized by American entrepreneur Elon Musk, with a developed technology for cleaning the Earth's atmosphere from carbon dioxide (CO2). This was reported on December 11 by TASS with reference to the company's press service.
A small-sized spacecraft separated from the American "weapons of mass destruction"
MIC: a small-sized spacecraft separated from the US Air Force X-37B spacecraft
In October, a small spacecraft (spacecraft) separated at high speed from the reusable spacecraft X-37B of the US Air Force (Air Force), which Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin associated with a possible "weapon of mass destruction", writes the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).
The preliminary design of the Russian replacement of the Ukrainian Zenit is completed
Progress RCC: the preliminary design of the Soyuz-5 rocket is undergoing examination
The preliminary design of a promising Russian medium-sized Soyuz-5 rocket designed to replace the Ukrainian Zenit carrier has been completed, the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) told TASS.
The meeting of the intergovernmental commission of Kazakhstan and Russia on the Baikonur complex will be held on December 13
In particular, the parties will discuss agreements on the implementation of the Baiterek project
The next meeting of the Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur complex will be held in Nur-Sultan on December 13, where agreements on the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex will be discussed. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to Kazakhstan Alexey Borodavkin.
Roscosmos considers it necessary to verify ecomonitoring systems at the international level
Yuri Urlichich, Deputy General Director for the Development of the orbital grouping and Promising Projects, also called on specialists to participate in the creation of laws in this area
Roscosmos invites the international community to come to a common understanding of these ecomonitoring systems. This was stated on Friday at the International Energy Forum in Moscow by Yuri Urlich, First Deputy Director General for the development of the orbital group and Promising projects.
Rogozin appreciated the importance of protection from space threats
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, stated the need to protect against space threats
Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos State Corporation, said it was necessary to create technologies to protect the planet from space threats. This is reported by Interfax.
Anna Kikina commented on the information about her flight on Crew Dragon
The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad will make her first flight in 2022
The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad, Anna Kikina, was pleasantly surprised by the opportunity to carry out the first flight into space under the cross-flight program.
Preliminary design of a new Soyuz-5 rocket has been completed in Russia
After the examination is completed, the project will be submitted to Roscosmos for approval
The preliminary design of the promising Russian Soyuz-5 launch vehicle has been developed. This was reported to TASS by the press service of the Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC).
China has successfully launched a group of satellites Shijian-6 05
Their number is not specified
China on Friday, using a Long March-4B (CZ-4B, Changzheng-4B) carrier rocket, successfully launched a group of Shijian-6 05 (Shijian-6 05) satellites. This was reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The expert said that the microsatellite launch program requires long-term support
Russia needs to launch about 20 microsatellites into space every year, said Ivan Uteshev, head of the Astronomy Department of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence
About 20 launches of microsatellites need to be carried out annually, and the program for launching such devices requires support on a long-term basis. This opinion was expressed by the head of the Department of Astronomy of the Center for Pedagogical Excellence of Moscow, coach of the Russian national team in Astronomy and Astrophysics Ivan Uteshev at a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with participants of the Congress of Young Scientists on Tuesday.
Omicron proteins will be grown on the ISS
Crystals of proteins of the new coronavirus strain "Omicron" will grow on the International Space Station (ISS), said Yusef Hesuani, co-founder of 3D Bioprinting Solutions.
Roscosmos has launched a website with a public database of satellite images of the Earth
The Fund of photographs is integrated with other products within the framework of the Digital Earth project
Roscosmos State Corporation has launched a new Internet portal with a database of satellite images of the Earth's surface. This was reported on Thursday in the press service of the corporation.
Gerasimov: The Defense Ministry is strengthening the country's aerospace defense
On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, told how the country's aerospace defense is being improved.
In order to increase its capabilities and detect enemy missile attacks in a timely manner, another satellite of the Unified Space System was put into orbit.
Roscosmos plans to launch 20 microsatellites for educational programs in 2022
According to the state corporation, the launch of 16 microsatellites will be carried out within the framework of the Space-Pi project
Roscosmos plans to launch about 20 microsatellites in 2022, including for leading Russian universities. This was reported on Thursday in the state corporation.
The launch of the Proton-M rocket was postponed to a backup date
Dmitry Strugovets, head of the Roscosmos press service, noted that all participants in space activities have postponed rocket launches
The launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle with the Briz-M upper stage and the Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 spacecraft is postponed to a backup date. This was reported on Thursday in the Telegram channel of Roscosmos.
