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SpaceX is going to launch a new group of Starlink Internet satellites into orbit at the end of September
The American company SpaceX plans to launch another batch of 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit on September 30, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now.
Nine spacewalks will be required for the full integration of the Nauka module - RSC Energia
Nine spacewalks will be required for the full launch of the new module of the ISS "Nauka", said Alexander Kaleri, head of the flight and space center of the rocket and space corporation" Energia".
Cosmonauts completed the first spacewalk for the integration of the Nauka module
Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov began extravehicular activity on September 3
Cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov have completed a spacewalk, within the framework of which they began work on the integration of the multi-purpose laboratory module (MLM) "Science". The broadcast of extravehicular activity was conducted on the Roscosmos website.
Rogozin invited Putin to any launch from the Vostochny Cosmodrome
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit any launch from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the Amur Region. This is reported by TASS.
The deadlines for the completion of the construction of the Vostochny cosmodrome have been named
The construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome will be completed at the end of 2022. This was reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin during a visit to the construction site, TASS reports
Rogozin informed Putin about plans to conduct complex tests of the Vostochny cosmodrome
Construction at Vostochny will be completed in 2022, after which complex tests of the cosmodrome are planned, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin told Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Putin visited the launch complex under construction for Angara at the Vostochny Cosmodrome
According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, construction work at the facilities will be completed in 2022, after that, technologists will start working
Russian President Vladimir Putin got acquainted with the construction of the second stage of the Vostochny cosmodrome. The Head of State arrived in the Amur Region on Friday evening (Saturday night local time) after participating in the Eastern Economic Forum in Primorye.
The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome will take place on October 14
The launch of OneWeb satellites from the Vostochny Cosmodrome is scheduled for October 14. This was announced on Saturday, September 4, by the general director of the state corporation "Roscosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
Rogozin told Putin about the service life of the Soyuz-2 rocket
The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, spoke about the operational life of the Russian upgraded Soyuz-2 rocket. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
Russian cosmonauts could not connect an Ethernet cable to "Science"
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov were unable to connect an Ethernet cable to the Nauka module, NASA reported on Saturday, September 4, in a broadcast.
The Ministry of Defense announced exercises in the Crimea with live firing
Units of the Marine Corps and the Army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet will conduct live firing exercises in the Crimea on September 7, using ships. This was reported on September 4 in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The third Zumwalt returned home
The newest American stealth destroyer of the Zumwalt type has returned to its native shipyard after a five-day voyage. On September 3, the press service of the Bath Iron Works shipyard, part of the General Dynamics Corporation, announced that the USS Lyndon B. Johnson passed factory sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean.
Military Watch called the Russian Ka-52, Mi-28HM and Mi-24 the most dangerous helicopters in the world
US military experts have included the Russian Ka-52, Mi-28HM and Mi-24 in the top five combat helicopters in the world, Military Watch magazine reports.
The launch dates of the superheavy Angara rocket have been named
The launch of superheavy-class Angara missiles is planned to begin in 2026. This was announced by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
In September, SpaceX will launch a new group of Internet satellites
SpaceX plans to launch another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit at the end of September, according to the data of the specialized website Space Launch Now. The launch of the Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle is scheduled for the first time from the US Space Force Vandenberg Air Base in California, the Izvestia TV channel reports. This will be the 31st launch of Internet satellites into orbit since May 2019.
Rogozin said about the unique capabilities of the new airport at Vostochny
The general director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" that the new airport, which is being built at the Vostochny cosmodrome, will have unique runway capabilities.
Mountain shooters in the Terskol Center are trained using a mobile complex
On Saturday, September 4, State Secretary-Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pankov inspected the new mobile training complex at the army Center for Mountain training and Survival "Terskol".
Roscosmos plans two more launches from the Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year
Launches from Baikonur and Plesetsk are also planned
Roscosmos plans to conduct two more launches of launch vehicles from the French Kourou cosmodrome by the end of the year. This was announced on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live" by the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
In Kazakhstan, the troops were raised on a combat alert
In the light of the implementation of the instructions of the President of the country Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, indicated in the Address to the People of Kazakhstan dated September 1, 2021, as well as at the Board of the Ministry of Defense in November 2020, a number of military units of regional commands, Amphibious assault troops, Naval forces, Air Forces are alerted to check combat readiness.
Marine drones will take off from a cyclocopter
Russia wants to replace the search and reconnaissance helicopters on its ships with longer-range unmanned aerial vehicles.
This week, such a statement was made by the Russian Foundation for Advanced Research (which is an analogue of the Office of Advanced Research and Development of the US Department of Defense).