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Ukraine announced the start of construction of a cosmodrome for a new launch vehicle "Cyclone-4M"
The ceremony of the start of the construction of the cosmodrome for the promising Ukrainian carrier "Cyclone-4M" took place in Halifax, Canada. Earlier it became known that they want to hold its first launch in 2022.
ArianeGroup did not call the Russian Soyuz a European missile
The European rockets of the future will be Ariane 6 and Vega C, Frank Heybanom, responsible for the Ariane 6 program at ArianeGroup, said in an interview with SpaceNews.
The US is going to build a nuclear power plant on the moon
NASA and the Idaho National Laboratory on Friday, November 19, announced a collection of ideas for the construction of a nuclear power plant on the Moon, which could become an energy source independent of the Sun for a permanent habitable station, the Associated Press reports.
The military conducted exercises with Iskander complexes near Ivanovo
Missile strike control training was conducted in the Ivanovo region with calculations of Iskander-M operational and tactical missile systems (OTRK) from the Guards Tank Army, the Western Military District (VVO) reported on Saturday.
SF submariners conducted torpedo firing exercises in the Barents Sea
Submariners of the Russian Northern Fleet conducted special anti-submarine exercises with practical torpedo firing in the Barents Sea. This was reported on November 20 by the press service of the SF.
The US will begin equipping its destroyers with hypersonic weapons in 2025, and submarines in 2028
The United States, according to the planned plans, will begin equipping its Zumwalt-class destroyers with hypersonic missiles in 2025, and Virginia-class nuclear submarines in 2028, said Vice Admiral Johnny Wolf, Director of Strategic systems programs of the US Navy.
The Cygnus spacecraft undocked from the ISS after three months in orbit
The device will stay in orbit for a little less than a month, and on December 15 it will head to Earth
The American Cygnus cargo ship of Northrop Grumman Corporation undocked on Saturday from the International Space Station (ISS) after three months in orbit. The broadcast was conducted on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
The Pentagon hopes to equip its submarines with hypersound in a few years
According to the planned plans, the United States will begin equipping its Zumwalt-class destroyers with hypersonic missiles in 2025, and Virginia-class nuclear submarines in 2028.
Rogozin said that Roscosmos has already received additional funds for the development of space programs
The funds will be allocated for the development of an orbital constellation of weather satellites, Earth remote sensing satellites, as well as for the implementation of the Sphere program
Roscosmos has already received additional financial resources allocated by the government for the development of space programs. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
Financing of the Sphere program has begun - Rogozin
Roscosmos received more than 12 billion rubles from the reserve fund for the lunar program and the creation of new satellites
Roscosmos received the first funds for the creation of the Sphere satellite system, the head of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin said.
Russia and the United States have confirmed their intentions to send a joint mission to Venus
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin explained that joint work will help simplify the task from the point of view of economics, technology and science
Russia and the United States have confirmed their intentions to organize a joint mission to Venus. This was announced by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin on Saturday on the air of the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
ISS Commander Shkaplerov told about God and aliens in space
The commander of the International Space Station (ISS) Anton Shkaplerov admitted that he believes in aliens in such boundless outer space, he said on November 20 on the YouTube channel "Solovyov Live".
The rocket with the latest Russian module for the ISS was prepared for launch at Baikonur
The Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle, which is to launch the last module for the Russian segment of the Moscow Space Station "Berth", was taken out and installed on the launch pad at the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported in Roscosmos.
Russian submarine with Kalibr missiles returns to base after deep-sea diving and exercises in the Black Sea
The diesel-electric submarine "Stary Oskol" has set a course to return to its home base after performing a deep-sea dive and practicing other combat training tasks in the Black Sea.
"Freedom" will rush at full speed
The American coastal fleet will be super-fast again. On November 20, information appeared on the website of the Naval Institute of the US Navy that the US Navy resumed receiving Freedom-type ships.
The crew of the strategic submarine "Vladimir Monomakh" was awarded the ship's cup
This is how the salvo rocket launch with four Bulava missiles was marked in December 2020
Submariners serving on the strategic nuclear cruiser Vladimir Monomakh from the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) have been awarded a new badge of military valor - the ship's cup, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Sunday.
Admiral Popov said that the Kursk submarine was killed after a collision with a NATO submarine
The Kursk nuclear submarine was lost in 2000 as a result of a collision with a NATO submarine, its name is known "with a 90% probability," Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, who commanded the Northern Fleet at that time, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
Rogozin said that there are no threats to the safety of the crew on the ISS
The CEO of Roscosmos noted that he held a meeting with the NASA delegation, and later spoke with the head of the department Bill Nelson
Nothing threatens the safety of the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) and its work. This was reported to TASS by the General Director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The head of ESA recalled the risk that space debris carries for satellites in orbit
Josef Aschbacher also noted that the formation of debris creates risks for astronauts of the European Space Agency
The head of the European Space Agency (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, noted that space debris poses a danger to all satellites in orbit. Ashbacher's statement was published on Wednesday evening on the ESA website.
Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome
Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Proton-M heavy launch vehicle with the Express-AMU3 and Express-AMU7 telecommunications satellites from December 6 to 12. This was reported to TASS by the Director General of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.
