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SpaceX will launch 53 satellites into orbit for the Starlink network
The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from the cosmodrome is scheduled for December 2
The American company SpaceX plans to launch 53 more mini-satellites into orbit for its Starlink network on December 2. This was reported on Sunday by a specialized portal Spaceflightnow.com .
The VKS announced the arrival of new aircraft with hypersonic weapons
New aircraft with hypersonic weapons will be delivered to the troops of the Aerospace Forces in 2022. This was announced on Monday, November 29, by the Commander-in-chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.
In 2022, the VKS will put on combat duty promising models of the VVST, including those with hypersonic weapons
In 2022, promising VVST models, including those with hypersonic weapons, will be put on combat duty. This was announced in an interview with the newspaper "Krasnaya Zvezda" by the Deputy Commander-in-chief of the VKS, Lieutenant General Andrey Yudin.
The nearest correction of the ISS orbit is scheduled for December 24
The previous correction of the station's orbit height was carried out on November 10
Correction of the ISS orbit is expected at the end of December. This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos.
Rogozin: over the past 2-3 years, interest in Russian cosmonautics in the country has grown dramatically
According to the head of Roscosmos, it is cosmonautics that is the showcase of the availability of technologies in the country
Sociologists have noted a sharp increase in interest in Russian cosmonautics over the past 2-3 years. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos Institute to develop equipment for laser inter-satellite communication
As the executive director of Roscosmos, Alexander Bloshenko, clarified, such equipment will allow transmitting information in almost real time
The head scientific institute of Roscosmos TsNIIMash will develop equipment for the organization of high-speed communication lines between low-orbit satellites and the Earth. This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.
Rogozin pointed out the importance of the implementation of the Venus-D project until 2030
Russia must implement the Venus-D project by 2030, otherwise it will "fall out" of the three great space powers. This was announced on November 29 by Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the Roscosmos State Corporation.
Rogozin announced the condition for Russia to "fall out" of the three space powers
If Russia does not launch a mission to Venus by 2030, it will "fall out" of the three space powers. The condition for being on such a list was announced by the General director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
Roscosmos allows the US to reject the Venus-D joint project, in which case Russia will send the station on its own - Rogozin
Roscosmos admits that the United States may abandon the Venus-D joint project, in which case the Russian Federation will launch the station on its own, said Dmitry Rogozin, head of the state corporation.
Rogozin said that the Venus-D project must be implemented by 2030.
Otherwise, Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers, the head of Roscosmos believes
Russia will "fall out" of the three great space powers if it does not implement the Venus-D project by 2030, Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said.
Rogozin said that the frequency of flights to the new orbital station will be higher than to the ISS
The Director General of Roscosmos noted that "he has already instructed the general designer of RSC Energia to consider the creation of a manned and cargo ship for flights to ROSS
The frequency of flights to the promising Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) will be higher than to the International Space Station (ISS). This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin to journalists on Monday.
The Government awarded the prize in the field of space activities
48 specialists received the award
Almost 50 people have become laureates of the Gagarin Prize of the Russian Government in the field of space activities for 2021. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov.
Roscosmos and scientists will bring out hardier plants in space and return them to Earth
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, the experiment will be conducted not for astronauts, but for earthlings
Roscosmos, together with the Russian Academy of Sciences and private companies, plans to put plants in orbit that will become more hardy, and then return them to Earth. This was stated by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Roscosmos has accelerated the production of satellite integrated circuits tenfold
Russian Space Systems (RKS) has accelerated the production of integrated circuits for satellite data transmission systems tenfold, Roscosmos reports.
Russian cosmonauts began to prepare for the flight on Crew Dragon
Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos for manned Space Programs, said that Russian cosmonauts have begun familiarizing themselves with operations with the Crew Dragon spacecraft of Elon Musk's SpaceX company. This is reported by TASS.
Russian cosmonauts are already getting acquainted with some operations with the Crew Dragon spacecraft
The training plan for Crew Dragon will be further clarified, Roscosmos noted
Russian cosmonauts are not yet getting acquainted with the Crew Dragon spacecraft of Elon Musk's SpaceX company, but are being trained in some operations with it. This was reported to TASS by the executive director of Roscosmos for manned space programs Sergey Krikalev.
ISS crew members celebrated Thanksgiving with apple cider and turkey
Roscosmos said that alcohol is prohibited at the station, and the corresponding photo on Instagram shows the products of the American diet
The crew members of the International Space Station celebrated Thanksgiving on board, apple cider and smoked turkey were on the festive table. This was announced on Friday by Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov.
The nuclear tug project is at the stage of resource provision discussion
What specific resource provision is being discussed, Roscosmos did not specify
The draft program on nuclear space energy (nuclear tugboat "Zeus") is under discussion of resource provision. This was announced on Friday by the Executive director of Roscosmos for Advanced Programs and Science, Alexander Bloshenko.
Roscosmos has started implementing the Sphere program
Roscosmos has started the creation of the Sphere satellite system, said Alexander Bloshenko, Executive Director of the State Corporation for Science.
The global space market in 2020 decreased by 0.3%
This trend is associated with the coronavirus pandemic, experts say
The global space market showed a decline in 2020. This is stated in the presentation of Alexey Pivkin, Deputy Director General for Strategic Development of the main economic research organization of the rocket and space industry of Agat Organization JSC (part of Roscosmos).