Space 2024, April

AMS "Al-Amal" at the stage of assembly. Photo by UAE Space Agency / emiratesmarsmission.ae Right now there is a launch window for flights to Mars. The July-August launch allows the spacecraft to reach its target by the end of next winter and save several months. This

What is a minimum of information at a maximum cost? - These are launches of space stations on Mars. November 18, 2013 from Cape Canaveral, an Atlas-V launch vehicle was launched with an automatic interplanetary station MAVEN, designed to study the atmosphere of Mars

The idea of a rocket spaceplane capable of ascending into orbit and returning to Earth like an airplane appeared several decades ago. Over time, its development led to the so-called. orbital aircraft, including those that have found practical application. However, until a certain time of work in this

The construction of the technical complex for launching the Angara launch vehicles is entering its final stage. The launch of a new generation of missiles is guaranteed to take place before the end of 2014. The Angara launch vehicle with new environmentally friendly engines will eventually be able to replace most of the existing

On July 21, 2011, the American spacecraft Atlantis made its last landing, which put an end to the long and exciting Space Transportation System program. For a variety of technical and economic reasons, it was decided to discontinue the operation of the Space Shuttle system

Optoelectronic systems of the Okno-M complex. The Russian space forces have a developed outer space control system (SKKP), which includes a variety of ground complexes. In the near future, this system will undergo modernization - it will include new components with

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In the framework of the Russian Arms Expo-2013 exhibition held in Nizhny Tagil, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin made a sensational statement that the country could resume production of Buran-class spacecraft. “Future aircraft will be able to climb into the stratosphere, space technology

All at once Developers from the United States have recently taken at least several significant steps in the development of the rocket and space industry. In November, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket flew for the first time using the same first stage for the seventh time. In the same month, a private

China continues to develop its rocket and space industry and explore new directions. In recent years, special attention has been paid to reusable space systems, and it is already known about the existence of several projects of this kind. Recently, industry representatives clarified their plans for

Something like this will look like the launch of a military transport rocket built on the basis of Falcon 9. Source: rbk.ru Until recently, it was impossible due to the lack of technology

Presumably, preparations for the launch of a reusable ship. Photo Weibo.com China is developing its rocket and space program and mastering new directions. The other day, a flight of a promising reusable spacecraft was carried out. Most of the data about this event and the ship itself

So, the heavy "Angara" successfully started, judging by Rogozin's tweets, rather in spite of than anything else. But - it is definitely worth rejoicing for several reasons at once, which we will now consider. Source: roscosmos.ru

The most interesting and promising project in the rocket and space sector will soon enter a new stage. In the near future, the domestic industry will begin the development of the promising space complex "Nuclon". It will be based on a transport and energy module with a nuclear power propulsion system

Launch of the Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with the Kosmos-2518 spacecraft - the second EKS satellite, May 25, 2017 Photo by the Russian Ministry of Defense On July 3, the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper published an interview with the commander of the aerospace forces, Colonel-General Sergei Surovikin. He spoke about the current

Demonstration of the SNAP 3 generator to the US leadership, 1959. Photo by the US Department of Energy Already in the early stages of the development of the rocket and space industry, the first proposals for the use of various nuclear technologies appeared. Various technologies and units were proposed and worked out, but only some of them

General view of the system consisting of Dream Chaser (above) and Shooting Star The Pentagon launches a new project in the space field. Sierra Nevada Corporation has received an order to develop a light space station Unmanned Orbital Outpost ("Unmanned Orbital Outpost"), capable of carrying various loads and

Shaped diversity The world is increasingly talking about the "rocket revolution": this is due to both the rapid growth in the number of launches of the reusable Falcon 9, and the emergence of light cheap rockets like Electron, which, we recall, should also become reusable. In perspective. Anyway, the number

"Eagle" did not take off SpaceX's successes are spinning the head not only of its leader, but also of many other specialists in the rocket and space industry. Not so long ago, for example, the not too well-known Russian company Reusable Space Transport Systems (MTKS) announced the development of a fundamentally new

Preparations for the launch of a carrier rocket with the third satellite "Tundra", September 26, 2019 Photo by the Russian Ministry of Defense Current plans for its development

As you know, the United States is actively resisting the conclusion of an agreement banning the deployment of weapons systems in space (at the moment there is only an agreement on nuclear weapons in orbit). Negotiations on this issue, however, continue periodically. At

Threat from Space On May 16, the American Atlas V launch vehicle (the one that uses the Russian "discord engine" RD-180 in the first stage) will launch the experimental X-37B spacecraft from the launch site at Cape Canaveral. This will be the sixth launch of the spacecraft and one of the most important in its

Unbearable lightness The situation with modern American rocketry is difficult to compare with anything: perhaps the United States has never had so many potentially revolutionary innovations. First of all, we are talking about SpaceX with its partially-reusable heavy-class Falcon 9 rocket. Due to the launch price of 60

The Burevestnik nuclear rocket dramatically expands Russia's space prospects. This opinion was expressed by one author. This is a rather controversial opinion, and therefore, before arguing, I want to figure it out. So, the West is scared? No. In the West, in general, they look very critically at Flying Chernobyl. but

It is widely believed that the best environment for the use of laser weapons (LW) is outer space. On the one hand, this is logical: in space, laser radiation can propagate practically without interference caused by the atmosphere, weather conditions, natural and

Photo: Allocer, wikimedia.org The future that did not come The Angara launch vehicle was to become a kind of “Superjet” from the rocket world: the first new launch vehicle built by Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union. This is not a new development (the rocket began to be created back in the 90s), but it was she who was called

"Angara-A5": working on mistakes or repeating them? The heavy-class carrier "Angara-A5" is an important project for the Russian space sector and for the country's defense. They want to use it, as well as the improved Angara-A5M, which will have a higher carrying capacity, for launching satellites in

General Dynamics NESUX rocket diagram. Left for comparison - real Atlas rocket In the early years of the American space program, the main task was to improve the characteristics of rocket and space systems. It quickly became clear that the increase in technical parameters was associated with

Models of the Federation ship. On the left is a product made of carbon fiber In 2009, the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation received an order to carry out research and development work on the topic “A promising transport ship of a new generation”; later this project was named "Federation". Work

Launch of the Proton-M rocket from Baikonur. December 24, 2019. Photo: Roskosmos In 2019, a large number of events related to space exploration took place. Roscosmos has extended the accident-free series of launches to 14 months. The last year without accidents for the state corporation was 2009. In 2019, China issued

Space is ours? The attention of the whole world is riveted on Elon Musk, who in all seriousness declares his desire to move a million people to Mars. Of no less interest are the very real successes of SpaceX in creating a relatively cheap and affordable launch vehicle - Falcon 9. In Russia, they traditionally discuss

Outer space is of great interest in the context of the development of the armed forces. Spacecraft of different classes can solve a wide range of tasks and ensure the defense capability of countries. Despite the presence of certain restrictions, the development of military space systems

Photo: Alexandra Gorbunova, wikipedia.org Well, the first launch of the "Dragon" with the astronauts was postponed due to the weather, which has already generated a lot of malevolent statements on the Web. However, you should not be so happy, Musk is a stubborn person and sooner or later everything will fly with him. How did it fly before. Another question

On October 27, an experimental aircraft Boeing X-37B landed at the Shuttle Landing Facility in Florida. Its last flight began in September 2017 and lasted over two years. During this time, the machine managed to carry out a number of different experiments and check some

Over the past several years, the British company Reaction Engines Limited (REL) has been working with other organizations to develop the SABER (Synergetic Air Breathing Rocket Engine) project. The purpose of this project

Suffer until December Difficulties and problems are haunting the Russian satellite constellation, which on the whole is quite natural given its complexity and the situation that has developed in relations between the West and the Russian Federation, but nevertheless it requires more detailed consideration. October 15 RIA Novosti with reference to

The Largest Ship Every SpaceX venture has the potential to change the fate of the world or has already influenced it, whether Musk's critics like it or not. Everyone has heard about the first ever reusable space rocket Falcon 9 and the Starlink project, designed to give the world an affordable and fast Internet. If in case

A victory that led to defeat The understanding that the United States is rapidly losing its authority in international politics is forcing Washington to seek more and more new options for victory that would raise the authority of the American army and the United States as a whole. It is clear that openly fight the strong

A few days ago it became known that Japan plans in the future to expand the areas of responsibility of its air self-defense forces and make them aerospace. The first steps in this direction will be taken next year, but they should not differ on a special scale. Then work

The Chinese satellite navigation system "Beidou" is preparing to squeeze the American GPS in the world market. As of September 2019, China has deployed 42 navigation satellites in space, 34 of which are used for their intended purpose. Given the support from the Russian system