Colonizing Moon could become a major factor for Russia-US interaction

Ambitious projects connected with Moon colonization could become a major factor of interaction between Russia and the US during these difficult times, says Roscosmos Deputy Director General for International Cooperation Sergey Saveliev.

General Director of RSC Energia: development of the new spacecraft became a scientific and engineering challenge

Rocket and Space Corporation Energia continues development of a super-heavy launch vehicle and the new manned spacecraft Orel, which are to become parts of the new space transportation system enabling missions to the Moon and beyond. The Corporation also continues construction of new modules for the Russian Segment of the International Space Station. General Director of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia Nikolai Sevastianov spoke in his interview to TASS about the status of these projects, financial situation of the company, the problems that had accumulated in the industry and the ways to resolve them.

Lunokhod-1 49th anniversary

November 2019 saw the 49th anniversary of the Soviet automatic Luna-17 Moon station beginning its work on the Moon surface and Lunokhod-1, the first ever in human history remote-controlled self-propelled robot to land and work on another world. NII-885 and other enterprises’ employees (branches of Russian Space Systems, part of Roscosmos) took part in creating most important systems enabling this achievement of the Soviet science and technology.

Science and Engineering Board on the results of the super-heavy class space rocket complex preliminary design

The joint meeting of Roscosmos State Corporation Science and Engineering Board presidium and the Russian Academy of Sciences Council Bureau took place in Moscow. The meeting was held to discuss the results of the super-heavy class space rocket complex preliminary design. The rocket will be used to study and colonize the Solar system objects, near-Earth space, Moon and launch spacecraft.

First-ever reverse side of the Moon pictures received 60 years ago

On October 7, 1959, the Soviet automatic interplanetary station Luna-3 transmitted the first-ever made reverse side of the Moon pictures. The NII-885 (today – Russian Space Systems, RSS, part of Roscosmos) within a very short time created the ground equipment to receive and transmit the signal and the first onboard FM-band receiver-transmitter for deep space communication.

Russo-Chinese agreements on Lunar research

Two Russo-Chinese agreements on cooperation in Lunar research were signed on September 17, 2019 in Saint Petersburg as part of the 24th meeting of Russia and China heads of government.

60 years on the Moon

60 years ago, on September 12, 1959, the Vostok-L carrier rocket was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with the Luna-2 automatic interplanetary station onboard. In two days, it became the first station in the world to reach the Moon surface. The landing was registered by the Soviet and foreign observatories.

GLONASS satellite group status

GLONASS spacecraft are being withdrawn both for scheduled and unplanned repairs. The withdrawal is performed when changing the set of the onboard equipment, in case of prolonged staying inside the orbital eclipse period (the double orbital eclipse period of the Moon and the Earth).

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