According to Jorge Vago, ExoMars project scientist at the European Space Agency (ESA), the launch of the Rosalind Franklin rover as part of the ExoMars mission will be delayed until at least 2028 – the agency needs time to find replacements for Russian components. This is what the Rosalind Franklin rover should look like “Theoretically […]
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft has undocked from the ISS and is returning to Earth. On board are astronauts who have spent half a year in space.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft has undocked from the ISS and is returning to Earth. On board is the crew of the Crew-3 mission, which began work on the International Space Station on November 11 last year. The undocking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance with four astronauts on board – Raja Chari, Thomas […]
NASA has no claims against Russia on cooperation in space, but China is “not transparent and does not interact”
NASA head Bill Nelson, speaking at a hearing in one of the committees of the Senate of the US Congress, said that the US space agency does not have information about the degree of cooperation between Russia and China in space, while he accused China of the opacity of the space program. “We do not […]
Will US NASA astronauts fly Russian spacecraft? A decision on cross-flights will be made in Russia in mid-May
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with TASS, said that a decision on the cross-flight program with NASA would be made by the Russian government in mid-May. “For cross-flights, we expect our government to make a decision sometime in mid-May. Now the federal executive authorities are preparing their point of view,” Rogozin […]
For the second month in a month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft went to the ISS. On board this time are not tourists, but astronauts
On April 9, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavor delivered space tourists to the ISS, and today another Crew Dragon, called Freedom, successfully delivered NASA astronauts and a representative of the European Space Agency to the International Space Station. Freedom, with four astronauts on board, docked with the ISS at 19:37 US East Coast time (02:37 […]
The Curiosity rover will travel around the Red Planet for another three years. NASA extends eight space missions
The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced the extension of the research program of eight space missions due to their scientific productivity and high potential for obtaining knowledge about the solar system and the universe. We are talking about the Martian orbiters Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, the Curiosity rover, the landing […]
In 7 years a ‘dangerous asteroid’ will approach Earth – Will NASA ‘visit’ it?
Of Jamie Carter In about seven years from today – on April 13, 2029 – the “Potentially Dangerous Asteroid” (PHA) named Apophis will pass through the orbit of our geosynchronous satellites. It will pass about 37,000 kilometers away from the Earth’s surface. Apophis is huge. It was discovered in 2005 and is estimated to be […]
The Roskosmos enterprise will begin assembling the first unmanned tram at the end of the year. It will be as import-substituting as possible
According to the Director General of the Ust-Katav Carriage Building Plant (UKVZ), which is part of the state corporation Roscosmos, the assembly of the first unmanned tram at the enterprise will begin at the end of this year. In early February 2020, Roman Novikov announced that a preliminary agreement had been reached on the organization […]
The head of NASA believes that cooperation between Russia and the United States in space will not stop because of the events in Ukraine
NASA chief Bill Nelson, speaking on CNN, said that cooperation between Russia and the United States on the civilian space program remains strong and will not stop because of the events in Ukraine. “Relations within the framework of the civil space program between cosmonauts and astronauts remain strong, extremely professional”– said the head of NASA. […]
NASA announced progress in negotiations with Roscosmos to extend the operation of the ISS until 2030
NASA Manned Flight Program Manager Kathy Lueders said the agency is seeing progress in working with international partners, including Roscosmos, to extend the operation of the ISS until 2030. “With our international partners, including Roscosmos, we are making progress in extending the operation of the station until 2030”, said Kathy Lueders. According to her, NASA […]