The lunar program is interesting to Russia, China and Europe
The natural satellite of the Earth is still an interesting option for a variety of space programs. The moon is important to humanity as the closest object to Earth and as the first step to ...
Weapons are prohibited. Part of 6: Nuclear weapons in space
From the very beginning of space exploration and the advent of space technology, the military began to think about how to use space with the greatest benefit. Not once appeared ...
Russia refuses the ISS
The statement of Dmitry Rogozin at the very beginning of December on the planned withdrawal from the ISS project almost coincided with the statement of the Russian President on the termination of the South Stream project, therefore less ...
On the ISS, together with the United States becomes too closely ...
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin chaired a meeting recently devoted to the issues of Russian manned cosmonautics. Against the background of talk that before the implementation of the program ...
Angara launch vehicle family
In Russia, the complex tests of the Angara-A5 heavy launch vehicle launch complex have been completed. The rocket has already been removed from the launch pad at the Plesetsk cosmodrome. About this 26 ...
SALS project: aerospace system for launching nanosatellites
The appearance of the so-called. micro and nanosatellites allowed many organizations to begin implementing their own space programs. However, the cost of launching such devices still remains ...
West see Russian "killer satellites"
The US military is watching the new space object, which in the Western media has already been called the new Russian "satellite killer." In particular, it informs the Russian news agency ...
Russia’s own orbital station will not acquire in the near future
On November 17, on Monday, the media spread the information that Russia could acquire its own orbital station in the near future. Relevant material was submitted ...
The children in the universe
A series of successful space launches carried out by commercial companies were interrupted by two catastrophes that occurred in late October. We tried to figure out what constitutes a private ...
Angara - the world's first rocket modular design
November 1 leadership GKNPTs them. Khrunichev reported that the new Angara A5 heavy launch vehicle - the world's first rocket, made according to the modular principle (formed as a designer), has passed ...
Mockups do not fly into space
Americans for spaceflight have something besides a trampoline. And where is our new generation of ship? Five years ago, at the International Air Show in Zhukovsky, visitors saw a mock Russian ...
X-37B secret cosmic drones have found a home in the Kennedy Space Center
In mid-October, NASA officially confirmed the fact that the two former hangar for space shuttles, located on the territory of the Kennedy Space Center, will be used in the framework of the secret military ...
Prospects for the development of Russian cosmonautics
Domestic astronauts should be trained not to work on the ISS, but for expeditions to the Moon and Mars. So says the deputy head of the Cosmonautics Training Center (CPC) for scientific work, Boris ...
Announced the start of construction of the Unified Space System
In the near future, the creation of the Unified Space System (CEN), designed to track the launch of ballistic missiles and protect Russia from a nuclear missile strike, will begin. Part of the existing ...
For the landing of the Russian-European rover picked up four possible sites
The surface area of the Red Planet is approximately 145 million square kilometers. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine how difficult it is for scientists to determine where to plant the next one ...
News of the project "Angara"
July 9 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome passed the first test launch of the new Russian launch vehicle Angara-1.2PP. Start performed the calculation of the aerospace defense forces. The rocket successfully executed ...
I can see everything from above, and you know
At the present time it has become very relevant topic of satellite images. This topic attracts the attention of ordinary people. A surge of interest followed after a terrible catastrophe that occurred in the sky over the Donbas ...
India conquers Mars
India was among the space superpowers. Indian scientists managed to solve a very difficult task - they brought their own satellite to the Martian orbit. As a result, India became the first country in ...
GLONASS is dependent on foreign components
The global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) began to be developed back in the USSR on the order of the country's defense ministry. The satellites of this system are put into orbit from October 12 1982 of the year ....
Lin Industries Company Creates New Light Class Booster
Several foreign private companies are currently working on projects for launch vehicles and spacecraft. It is expected that "private owners" due to similar projects in the future will be able ...