The android of the Tester project intended to operate Russia’s future Oryol spacecraft will be lighter, smaller and more pleasant-looking than the Fedor robot that recently travelled to the International Space Station, the press office of the Android Technology Research and Production Association told on Wednesday. «It will look like a human. It will…
Russia’s Roscosmos and S7 Start Working on Characteristics of Sea Launch Rocket
The Progress Rocket and Space Center (RCC) (part of Russian space corporation Roscosmos), together with S7 Space (operator of the Sea Launch project), have begun to work on the parameters of a rocket for the Sea Launch projects, a spokesperson with the center told TASS. «At present, the specialists of our company are discussing with…
Four Indian Astronauts Selected for Training in Russia
India has selected four astronauts to undergo training in Russia for the Gaganyaan mission. They will start training from the third week of January, Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) told journalists on Wednesday. Roscosmos said on July 1, 2019 that Glavcosmos and ISRO had signed a contract for consultancy support to…
Russia is launching the UAE’s reconnaissance satellite
The United Arab Emirates have decided to launch the Falcon Eye 2 optical reconnaissance satellite, reports Vedomosti newspaper. The newspaper refers to undisclosed managers of space manufacturing enterprises. Soyuz-ST was chosen as a launcher. According to the newspaper, “The confirmation letter dated November, 26 was received by Roscosmos from Stephane Israel, the CEO of Arianespace,…
Environment-friendly rocket engine may be developed in Russia by 2024
Russia’s Research Institute of Machine Building in Nizhnyaya Salda, the Sverdlovsk Region, will create the first sample of rocket engine using an environment-friendly propellant by 2024, the CEO of the research and industrial association NPO Energomash, Igor Arbuzov, told TASS in an interview. «The institute in Nizhnyaya Salda was contracted to develop engines using environment-friendly…
Roscosmos to discuss sending Hungarian astronaut to ISS
Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin will discuss with Budapest the possibilities of training and sending a Hungarian astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in December, the press service of the Russian state space corporation told TASS on Friday. They specified that the potential space flight by a Hungarian astronaut first surfaced at bilateral talks…
Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launches Soyuz-2 lanch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome
On Monday, November 25, at 20:52, Crews of the Space Troops of the Russian Aerospace Forces successfully launched Soyuz-2 lanch vehicle from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in the interest of the Russian Defence Ministry. The launch of the launch vehicle and the launching of the spacecraft into the orbit took place under normal operating conditions. Three minutes…
Construction of second stage of Vostochny spaceport goes ahead as scheduled
The construction of the second stage of Vostochny spaceport goes ahead according to the schedule, Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, said at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Saturday. «Up to now, we have employed more than 1,260 staff and 140 vehicles, which is fully in accordance with the project…
Glavkosmos presented a space food line at the Dubai Airshow-2019
At the international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow – 2019, Glavkosmos, JSC (part of the State Space Corporation Roscosmos) introduced a line of space food - food sets for cosmonauts which were created in partnership with Space Food Laboratory. The pavilion of Glavkosmos also hosted presentations of products and services of the Russian rocket and space industry…
Indian astronauts to start training at Russia’s Gagarin Center in 2020
Indian astronauts will start their training sessions at Russia’s Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in 2020, Head of Glavkosmos (part of the Roscosmos space agency) Dmitry Loskutov told TASS at the Dubai Airshow 2019 on Monday. The exact dates will be determined when the Indian side selects those eligible to be dispatched to Russia. «The education…