Former head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Seiji Maehara, during parliamentary hearings last Friday, October 11, declared the impossibility of intercepting the RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 (SM-3) US-designed missiles of the Russian Iskander complex ( 9K720), reports TASS. According to the agency, Maehara interrupted the speech of the head of the Ministry of Defense Taro […]
SpaceX uncontrolled satellite recognized as dangerous
Spacecraft (SC) Atmospheric Dynamics Mission (ADM) Aeolus made a maneuver in Earth orbit, avoiding a collision with the Starlink 44 (AV) satellite, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported on Twitter. During the maneuvers, the ADM Aeolus orbit altitude was adjusted, according to the calculations of European experts, in the direction of increase. Thus, for the […]
Roscosmos recognized Russia's loss of status as a space superpower
Roscosmos does not satisfy the current request of the Russians regarding the nature of the country's space policy, RIA Novosti reports a statement by Dmitry Rogozin, general director of the state corporation. “The main challenge facing the rocket and space industry is that the society’s demand for an effective space policy and self-awareness of the […]
Russia recognized the ability of the S-400 to “desacralize” the F-35
In Turkey, the S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) can “deacralize” fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters, the Russian Defense Ministry reports to RIA Novosti. "The thrill and excitement of the Pentagon over the probable desacralization of F-35 fighters by Turkish S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems is not unfounded," the military department said. It also notes that […]
Russian superweapon recognized sky-ready
A revision of the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (START), which involves taking into account all promising Russian weapons, is not possible, since some of the samples of the latter are not yet on combat duty, Dmitry Novikov, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs, told RT. “Russia has a number […]
SpaceX recognized the death of a manned spacecraft Crew Dragon
SpaceX confirmed that the Crew Dragon manned spacecraft was killed during the tests. This is reported by CNN. Vice President Hans Koenigsmann (Hans Koenigsmann) told reporters that the disaster occurred just before the launch of the SuperDraco engines used in the emergency rescue system. The investigation into the causes of the incident continues. According to […]
"Roskosmos" recognized the financing of the Russian manned cosmonautics USA
The Russian manned cosmonautics has been paying off for a long time due to cooperation with the American side, Dmitry Rogozin, Roscosmos CEO, told RIA Novosti. “Despite the high costs, this area (manned astronautics) is not particularly costly, it can indirectly pay for itself. For a long time this happened due to cooperation with the […]
In Russia, the Dragon recognized more promising "Progress MS"
The Russian Progress MS transport cargo spacecraft is superior to the American Dragon by delivering liquid cargo, a docking system, successful start statistics and a lower launch price, writes Zvezda. However, the reusable Dragon, according to the weekly, turns out to be more promising than the one-time Progress MS, since it can work four times […]