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General view of the device "Lotos-S" In the interests of the navy, the naval space reconnaissance and target designation system (MCRTs) "Liana" is being created. It will include spacecraft of two types, designed to monitor the situation on the seas and detect ships and submarines of a potential enemy. TO

Yes, lately, talk that space is about to become an arena of battles and conflicts has resounded with renewed vigor. Who is stirring up interest in this and why is a very interesting and difficult topic. In fact, everything is going smoothly and without any special excesses. Calm Air Force

Save this photo, it may well become historical In the middle of the 20th century, mankind was fascinated by space. The launch of the first satellite, Gagarin's flight, spacewalk, landing on the moon

In the 21st century, outer space is becoming the environment that determines the success of hostilities in all other environments - on land, on water (under water) and in the air. The presence of developed satellite constellations makes it possible to provide communication and control of the armed forces on a global scale, including

Yes, eight days ago we were surprised to learn that MLM Nauka will still fly to the ISS. This looked more than odd considering that the main operators signed the ISS death warrant after 2024. Indeed, the topic of this long-suffering module, which was waiting for

Russian anti-satellite "Nudol". Source: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Americans were the first to start Space militarization is a purely American idea, which was later simply picked up by other states and, above all, the Soviet Union. In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space

The "Moon Gate" of discord In April 2021, an event took place that at first few people paid attention to, but which, as it turned out, will predetermine the development of Russian manned space exploration for many years to come. Russia suddenly announced for everyone its firm intention to get a "national"

2021 is a special year - 60 years ago, man flew into space for the first time. With the flight of Yuri Gagarin, a new era began in the history of all mankind - the space era. At the same time, space exploration is not only serious scientific research, unique developments, communication satellites, telescopes, projects

DRACO ship in orbit - so far only in the artist's view Its goal is to create a promising spacecraft with a nuclear rocket engine

In the previous article on our prospects in space exploration and near-earth orbit. So how, can we repeat? I confess I was somewhat optimistic. More precisely, I would very much like this to happen. However, in the time that has passed since the publication of the article

Launch of the Pegasus rocket from the Stargazer aircraft, March 2006. Photo by NASA Since the middle of the last century, the concept of an aerospace system with an air launch has been worked out in different countries. It provides for the output of the load into orbit using a launch vehicle launched from an aircraft or other aircraft

Last week, space events were marked by two moments at once: the announcement of the Russian side's withdrawal from the ISS program by 2024 and 50 years since the creation of the first orbital station. These two moments are very closely related. Yes, once upon a time, 50 years ago. back country

Angara-A5 before test launch, December 2020 The Russian rocket and space industry remains on the list of world leaders, but its performance is far from desired. So, in 2020, our launch vehicles flew only 17 times - significantly less than in previous years. Moreover, the total amount

The last launch of the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135), July 2011 The concept of an aerospace system with an orbiting spaceplane has a number of positive qualities and therefore attracts attention. Over the course of several decades, various projects of such systems have been developed, but their real

"Who owns space, he owns the world." Currently, artificial earth satellites (AES) play a crucial role in optical and radar reconnaissance, and

Today, after a number of bright and at the same time groundless statements about Russia's claims in space, it is worth looking back at some moments in the past. Simply because he who does not remember the past is unlikely to be able to accomplish anything worthy in the future. This fact has been proven so many times

The Energia-Buran system with an orbital aircraft developed by the NPO Molniya. Photo by Roskosmos In our country, work has been resumed on aerospace systems with reusable orbital aircraft. A new project of this kind is being developed at NPO Molniya and, as it became

Experienced MiG-31 with a model of the rocket "293", 2018 Photo Vpk.name According to various sources, now in our country a number of promising complexes are being developed and tested to combat enemy spacecraft. Interceptor missiles, spacecraft and combat lasers offered

Rover Perseverance. Source: mars.nasa.gov Predecessors The first rover to successfully land on Mars was the American Sojourner. As part of the Mars Pathfinder program, in 1997 he worked on the planet for three whole months, at times exceeding the estimated lifetime. Particularly difficult tasks before

Artemis, sister of Apollo, goddess of the moon, who at one time knew how to use the bow, killing a bunch of characters such as the children of Niobe. And in her honor was named the second American program for the exploration of the moon. The lunar program "Artemis" began in 2017. As those who really know remember

More recently, we considered the capabilities of space-based reconnaissance assets to detect aircraft carrier strike groups. In particular, the author put forward the assumption about the creation in the near future of "constellations" of compact and inexpensive reconnaissance satellites, placed in low orbits and

The conquest of outer space has become one of the most important and epoch-making achievements of mankind. The creation of launch vehicles and the infrastructure for their launch required tremendous efforts from the leading countries of the world. In our time, there has been a tendency to create fully reusable launch vehicles

Not so long ago, Alexander Timokhin in his wonderful articles Sea warfare for beginners. Putting an aircraft carrier on strike and Naval Warfare for beginners. The problem of target designation examined in detail the problem of searching for aircraft carrier and naval strike groups (AUG and KUG), as well as targeting them with a missile

An important element that makes it possible to reduce tensions between the leading powers of the world are international treaties that restrict the development of one or another direction of the armed forces of the participating countries. If in the XX century the United States and Russia actively entered into such agreements, trying to prevent suicidal

China launched the Long March 2F launch vehicle with the Shenzhou-10 (Shenzhou-10) spacecraft on board, which is to dock with the Tiangong-1 scientific orbital module. The launch was carried out on June 11 from the Chinese Jiuquan cosmodrome, which is located in Gansu province on the edge of

The day of March 31, 1966 went down in history forever as another memorable date for the national cosmonautics. On this day, exactly 50 years ago, the successful launch of the first ever artificial lunar satellite took place. At 13:49:59 Moscow time, a Molniya-M rocket took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome

The People's Republic of China continues to work on its projects in the rocket and space field. Perhaps the most daring and ambitious is the lunar exploration project. Within the framework of their own lunar program, Chinese specialists have already developed and implemented several projects, and

Looking at a shooting star, do not rush to make a wish. Human whims are not always good. And shooting stars also do not always bring joy: many of them do not know how to fulfill desires, but they can forgive all sins at once

From the very beginning of space exploration and the emergence of space technology, the military began to think about how to make the most of outer space. More than once ideas have appeared on the deployment of various weapons in space, including nuclear ones. Currently

On November 17, on Monday, the media disseminated information that Russia could acquire its own orbital station in the near future. The relevant material was presented by the Kommersant edition, which referred to its own sources. Conversations about construction

At present, Russia is again returning to the idea of building a manned station on the Moon. This project was relevant back in the 1960s. Already in 1962, Soviet designers and cosmonauts began developing a similar project, which is known today as "Barmingrad" (named after the general

On April 12, Russia celebrates Cosmonautics Day, and the whole world celebrates International Aviation and Cosmonautics Day. This holiday is timed to coincide with the first date of manned space flight. As you know, the first person to fly into space was the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin. Almost

Soldier Rocket We said above that the Angara is aiming at least to "squeeze out" three classes of launch vehicles. This is already impressive. Moreover, the conquest of at least some niche in orbital space is already a "gold mine", Klondike. Judge for yourself - only the United States has more than 400 military personnel in orbit

To launch spacecraft into space, in addition to the launch pad, a complex of structures is needed where pre-launch activities are carried out: final assembly and docking of the launch vehicle and the spacecraft, pre-launch testing and diagnostics, refueling with fuel and an oxidizer. Usually

The discovery of water on Mars and the Moon by European and American probes is primarily a merit of Russian scientists

The armed forces of developed countries are actively using spacecraft for various purposes. With the help of satellites in orbit, navigation, communications, reconnaissance, etc. are carried out. As a result, spacecraft become a priority target for the enemy. Disabling at least part

The Nightmares of Chinese Space In the previous chapter, we analyzed in great detail and with illustrative examples the basic postulates of the great Russian design school, which also work perfectly in space design. However, you need to know one nuance. The fact is that the accents here are placed a little in

In recent years, the development of private companies operating in the aerospace industry has attracted particular interest of specialists and the general public. A number of foreign organizations of this kind have already presented several different designs of different classes with different characteristics. Similar

Dmitry Rogozin's announcement at the very beginning of December about the planned withdrawal from the ISS project practically coincided with the announcement of the Russian President about the termination of the South Stream project, therefore it passed much less noticeably. Although in fairness it should be noted that Rogozin's rhetoric in this matter remains

The currently privately funded Stratolaunch system was conceptually described in the early 1990s by a group of engineers at the V.I. Dryden commissioned by NASA. The air launch was worked out in connection with its all-azimuth, that is, the possibility