Roscosmos hosted a meeting of the Presidium of the Scientific and Technical Council on the further operation of the International Space Station after 2024. Completion of operation is planned by 2028. Nevertheless, as the press service of Roscosmos notes, due to the aging of a significant part of the station’s equipment, the further operation of […]
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The Nauka module successfully docked to the ISS: the first addition to the Russian segment of the station in 11 years
The multipurpose laboratory module Nauka has successfully docked to the Russian segment of the ISS – the Zvezda module. This was reported by the press service of Roscosmos. After the commissioning of Nauka, the Russian segment of the ISS will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and storage of cargo, placement of equipment […]
Rocket “Proton-M” put “Science” into orbit. Received the first image from the module
Today, July 21, 2021, at 17:58 Moscow time, the Proton-M launch vehicle with the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module was successfully launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome. This was reported by the press service of Roscosmos. Proton-M put Nauka into low-earth orbit. All stages of the launch vehicle’s flight, including the separation of the stages and the […]
ExoMars 2022 parachute for landing on Mars damaged, but tests were first recognized as successful after failed attempts in 2019 and 2020
The press service of Roscosmos spoke about the first successful high-altitude tests of the parachute system of the ExoMars 2022 mission. The tests were carried out in the Swedish city of Kiruna after several weeks of waiting due to bad weather and strong winds. As part of the tests, the 15-meter main parachute of the […]
Rogozin: a quick flight of a man to Mars is a complete absurdity
The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin made an interesting statement at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum regarding the actively discussed possibility of a quick manned flight to Mars. Xiaomi home concept on Mars Rogozin said that this is a complete absurdity from a technical point of view, and that behind this “there is nothing […]
Roscosmos launches Soyuz-2 rocket with OneWeb satellites
Roskosmos has successfully launched the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 36 new OneWeb spacecraft. The rocket was launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome today, May 28, 2021, at 20:38 Moscow time. The rocket was supposed to be launched a day earlier, but the launch was postponed for a day for technical reasons. […]
Roscosmos postponed the launch of the Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites for a day
Roscosmos announced that the launch of the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb satellites was postponed for a day. Soyuz-2.1b was to be launched from the Vostochny cosmodrome on May 27 at 20:43 Moscow time. As reported now, for technical reasons, the launch was postponed until May 28 at 20:38 […]
Today Roskosmos will launch a Soyuz rocket with OneWeb satellites: how to watch the broadcast
Today, May 27, 2021, Roskosmos will launch a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage and 36 OneWeb spacecraft on board from the Vostochny cosmodrome. The launch is scheduled for 20:43 Moscow time. Everyone will be able to admire the launch with the help of the live broadcast, which will begin at 20:00 Moscow […]
The largest moon of 2021 photographed from space
Roskosmos has shared an interesting picture of the Super Moon. On the morning of May 26, 2021, the Moon approached Earth at its closest distance this year. The Russian experimental and technological small spacecraft “Aist-2D”, located at an altitude of 490 km from the Earth’s surface, photographed the natural satellite of our planet at that […]
The supermoon will coincide with a total eclipse on Wednesday, as seen in Russia
On May 26, 2021, three astronomical events associated with the Moon will occur at once: perigee, full moon and total eclipse of the moon. This means that on May 26, we will see the Supermoon – the largest moon of 2021. And not just the Supermoon, but the total eclipse of the Supermoon. The supermoon […]
