Russia declassified documents about the Cosmos-110 mission, which was carried out in 1966. On March 16 that year, the 22-day flight of the satellite ship with the dogs Veterok and Ugolek on board was completed: a record was set for the height and duration of the stay of living beings in space. The program […]
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Roskosmos showed a new design of the Soyuz-2 rocket, which has changed for the first time in several decades
Roskosmos has published photos with a new design of the Soyuz-2 launch vehicle. As the press service notes, “Soyuz-2” for the first time in several decades is presented in a new, unusual design for it. The launch of the updated rocket is scheduled for March 20, 2021, and the Samara Progress Rocket and Space Center […]
Problems with Progress: the second in a row Russian spacecraft had difficulty docking with the ISS
To dock the Progress MS-16 truck launched on February 15 with the Pirs module on the International Space Station, we had to switch from the automatic rendezvous system to manual control: the antenna on the unmanned vehicle was damaged and deviations from the docking axis occurred. This was reported by the propaganda resource of the […]
Facebook has blocked the head of Roscosmos for a post about “crazy Americans.” Bye for a day
The Facebook platform over the weekend banned the head of the Russian space agency, Dmitry Rogozin, from publishing new posts, although so far only for a day. This happened because of his criticism of the United States and the former ambassador of this country to the Russian Federation, Michael McFaul, who actively writes about “Putinism” […]
The Russian oxygen production system failed again at the orbital station
As of the morning of January 21, this node “works normally,” the TASS propaganda agency writes, citing the press service of Roscosmos. The problem was solved by restarting the system. Last October, Electron-VM had to be disassembled under the supervision of ground engineers. While troubleshooting work was underway, oxygen production was transferred to the American […]