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A new device brought in late July, the Russian cargo ship "Progress", showed that the concentration of toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station is the norm, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
Benzene was recorded in the air of the ISS in April. First, its concentration remained at the level of 65 micrograms per cubic meter, and then began to rise. However, as reported in may, RIA Novosti news Agency "Roskosmos", the concentration did not exceed maximum permissible norm and do not threaten the crew. The source of benzene is still not found. To reduce its concentration, the crew has installed carbon filters.
The next spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts aboard the International space station is planned till the end of 2020, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of Roscosmos.
In August, the magazine "Russian space" produced by Roscosmos, said that the cosmonauts Sergei and Sergei Ryzhikova the Code-Sverchkova that on the ship "Soyuz MS-17" will go on a six-month flight to the ISS in October 2020, will perform two spacewalks under the designations of EVA-and EVA 47-48.
The General Director of "Rosatom" Dmitry Rogozin urged not to exaggerate the role successful completion of the first manned test flight of the spacecraft SpaceX Crew Dragon, inviting my American colleagues to try to repeat the record of Russian ships at the speed of flight on the ISS.
According to him, the Crew Dragon from SpaceX and the future from Boeing Cockpit are more spacious and comfortable, but only analogues of the Russian "Soyuz MS".
The spacecraft Crew Dragon splashed down in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Florida, completing the first manned flight to the International space station.
He touched the water in the calculation 21:48 Moscow time.
The names of the participants of the first ever group of tourist flight to the ISS on Russian spaceship "Soyuz" will be announced early next year, reported RIA Novosti in the press service of the Roscosmos.
Earlier in the Russian office of Space Adventures RIA Novosti reported that signed contracts with space tourists for a project on the Russian Soyuz in 2021.
New Russian multipurpose laboratory module "Nauka" launch to the International space station in April 2021, told reporters the head of "Roskosmos" Dmitry Rogozin.
"We plan to start in April next year", - said Rogozin.
Cosmonaut Nikolai Tikhonov, who received an eye injury and was removed from the crew for flight on the International space station, leaving the cosmonaut corps, told the Moscow cosmonaut training Center.
"The thirty-first of July, terminated the employment contract with a test-cosmonaut Nikolai Tikhonov Tikhonov... decided to leave the cosmonaut corps in connection with the recent new data on the state of health", - is spoken in the message on the organization's website.
The amount of debris in the tank of the upper stage "Fregat" exploded in space in may, has nearly tripled from 65 to 175, follows from the data of the U.S. air force published on the dedicated website space-track.org.
According to the American military tank "Frigate" exploded in orbit on may 8, this resulted in 65 of the wreckage. Roskosmos confirmed the destruction, noting that the debris threatened the International space station and Russian satellites.
The Russian segment of the ISS hooked up to a broadband satellite communication channel with the Earth and eliminating the need to use American communication channels, according to the Rocket-space Corporation (RKK) "Energy" - the operator of the Russian segment of the station.
All the years of ISS operation up to this point, astronauts could communicate with Earth only flying over Russian territory, and, if necessary, when outside of these areas used the American funds.
American gas delivered to the Russian cargo ship "Progress", is not found toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station, said NASA.
Earlier the space Agency said that "the Progress MS-15", arriving at the station on July 23 was taken two detector Draeger and 90 test records to search for a source of benzene.
NASA has identified the following manned missions Crew Dragon to the International space station (ISS), which will go into orbit in the spring of 2021, said the us space Agency on Tuesday.
In the crew of the second commercial flight of the ship in orbit will include two NASA astronauts Shane Kimbro (the captain) and Megan MacArthur, and Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and Frenchman Thomas Sands. It is planned that the crew will travel to the ISS in the spring of 2021, and will remain at the space station for about six months.
French astronaut Thomas Sands next year will go into space on the spacecraft Crew Dragon.
"The end of uncertainty: next year I will fly to (the space ship) Crew Dragon (company) SpaceX. Exercise in his futuristic cockpit has already begun," wrote Sand in his Twitter.
Search of source of toxic benzene resumed on the International space station after delivery of the new equipment on the cargo ship "Progress", the crew conducted measurements in the Russian and American modules, said NASA.
On the Agency's website notes that "Progress MS-15", arrived on 23 July, brought the two American Drager gas detector and 90 test records to search for a source of benzene.
New Russian space robot, created to replace the robot "Fedor", because of the sanctions will not get the best of foreign components, would therefore be collected from domestic or localized production in Russia, details, told in an interview to RIA Novosti Executive Director of the NGO "Android technology" Eugene Dudorov.
"It is clear that access to global best solutions, we have not been and will not because of the sanctions restrictions," he said.
New Russian space robot, created to replace the robot "Fedora", will assist the astronauts during their work on the outer surface of the International space station, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Executive Director of the NGO "Android technology" Eugene Dudorov.
"For example, with a robot operator from the Ground or the ISS will conduct the necessary preparation before EVAs people, reducing the time and facilitating the work of astronauts. It is clear that the robot is not a substitute astronaut, but it will complement and help man," he said.
The following Russian space robot, which is developed to replace the robot "Fedor" may remain without a proper name, and to the alphanumeric designation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Executive Director of the NGO "Android technology" (developed by robot "Fedora") Eugene Dudorov.
"We he is called SAR – anthropomorphic robotic system. The new name we invented. I think in the end will probably alphanumeric symbol. In this situation it would be correct," - said Dudorov.
New Russian space robot, created to work on the surface of the International space station, will be made in several copies - one of them will be able to go into space, the other will remain on Earth, and the third, perhaps destroy, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Executive Director of the NGO "Android technology" Eugene Dudorov.
He noted that in connection with the requirements for space technology, some developers of equipment do up to five identical samples for various tests before launch into space.
Cosmonaut in space robot "Fedor" will be used to test technologies that will then be used in the new Russian space robot, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Executive Director of the NGO "Android technology" Eugene Dudorov.
Robot "Theodore" went into space on 22 August 2019 on the spacecraft "Soyuz MS-14". Aboard the ISS, he was tested in Autonomous mode and under control of the astronauts. September 7, Fedor returned to Earth.
Rocket-space Corporation "Energy", leading the cooperation on the creation of a rocket heavy class for flights to the moon, has patented a scheme of flight to the moon, allows you to refuse the creation and use of heavy missiles.
For the landing of the Russian cosmonauts to the moon and back requires one rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a" and three developed rocket "Angara-А5В". The first "Angara" on the moon starts the module refueling. Then the crew on the Soyuz rocket inside the spaceship "Soyuz MS" delivered to the International space station or other earth station, there he transplanted to the lunar landing reusable spacecraft. To him second "Angara-А5В" delivered the upper stage and the vehicle tanker. The upper stage used to send bundles of the lunar ship and ship-tanker to the moon.
Difficulties arose before, during docking of the cargo ship "Progress MS-15" with the Russian segment of the International space station, but they did not prevent the connection in automatic mode, informed RIA Novosti the press service of the Roscosmos.
"In carrying out docking cargo vehicle "Progress MS-15" indeed, some deviations were observed cargo vehicle relative to the target. Control the process of docking was carried out by ground control personnel and the crew of the Russian segment of the ISS. Deviations from the target were within the tolerance defined technical documentation on system convergence," said the Corporation.
The canadian authorities will conduct an investigation against the Governor-General of the country Julie Payett, which is accused of harassment and insult on the employees of his office, reports channel CBC.
Check entrusted to the Privy Council, which serves as the Advisory and coordination body within the canadian Prime Ministers. Council members have promised that the investigation will be "comprehensive, independent and impartial".
Cargo ship "Progress MS-15" set a record for on-time flight to the International space station, told RIA Novosti in the press service of the Roscosmos.
He got to the ISS in three hours 18 minutes and 31 seconds.
Russian cargo ship "Progress MS-15" docked to the International space station, he was the fifth ship that reached ISS on ultrashort scheme in less than four hours.
Broadcast of the flying leads "Roscosmos".
The spacecraft "Progress MS-15" placed into orbit by the carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a" and get to the International space station in 3.5 hours, using super-speed flight profile, reported in the broadcast run, which is on the website of Roskosmos.
"There is a branch of cargo transport ship "Progress MS-15" from the third stage of the carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a", - said the speaker during the broadcast.
Cargo spacecraft "Progress MS-15" will be launched from Baikonur rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a" on Thursday, to the International space station he will have to get three and a half hours.
The launch is scheduled for 17.26 GMT, docked with the station at 20.47 GMT ± 3 minutes. This will be the fifth flight of the cargo "progress" on the "superfast" double scheme. Before it was used either the standard two-day scheme, providing for 34 turns around the Earth, or cropped chetyrehmetrovy, a flight which takes about six hours.
The first contract flight spacecraft Crew Dragon with four crew members on the International space station will be held before the end of September, NASA announced Wednesday.
"The launch is planned no earlier than the end of September and will be followed by the successful return from the space station, NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley and analysis of NASA and SpaceX's second demonstration flight," said NASA on Wednesday.
The carrier rocket Falcon 9 launched military satellite ANASIS-II for South Korea, the company said SpaceX.
The rocket was launched from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (FL) at 0030 GMT on Tuesday. Before the start of the company said that the launch of the first stage of the carrier rocket was used earlier to launch to the ISS in the first flight of a manned spacecraft Crew Dragon.
Carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a" to transport cargo vehicle "Progress MS-15" on Monday were taken and installed at the launch complex of the Baikonur cosmodrome, reports Roskosmos.
"After installation at the launch complex of pad 31 in vertical position, it was announced farm service, and the joint calculation of specialists of enterprises of state Corporation "Roscosmos" began work on schedule the first launch day," - said in a statement on the website of the Corporation.
The Russian space Agency confirmed on NASA's "super-fast" the scheme of flight to the ISS Russian cargo spacecraft "Progress MS-15", the launch of which is scheduled for July 23.
"Start of the carrier rocket "Soyuz-2.1 a" to transport cargo vehicle "Progress MS-15" planned 17.26 GMT 23 Jul 2020. His flight to the International space station will pass through the so-called "superfast" double scheme, docked to the module Pirs of the Russian segment is scheduled 20.47 MSC 3 minutes", - is reported on the website of the Corporation.
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken returned to ISS on completion of planned works at a battery replacement station in space, NASA conducts a live broadcast.
The astronauts transferred the suits to the operation of the auxiliary power supply at 14.10 Moscow time and were left out of the station about six hours. During this time, they finished the planned work on the installation of new cameras on the external surface of the ISS and the replacement of obsolete batteries. On Thursday, the astronauts removed six old Nickel-hydrogen batteries and installed three new lithium ion battery.
The Boeing company received a contract from NASA to 916 million dollars to continue to support the work of the International space station until 2024, said in a statement Thursday the company.
"Boeing will provide technical support, provide resources and personnel to work on Board the ISS, and will be responsible for a system of station", - is told in the message.
Cargo ship "Progress MS-15", which is July 23, will travel to the International space station, will bring Russian cosmonauts in addition to the standard rations compotes and a set of fish, told RIA Novosti head of the Department of nutrition of the Institute of biomedical problems (IBMP) of RAS Alexander Agureev.
"Progress" will bring the crew a traditional set of fresh fruits and vegetables. It includes apples, grapefruits and oranges, and sauces, the fruit chutney and Apple-cranberry. In addition, the set of condensed milk, crushed lingonberries and mashed apricots.
"Roscosmos" is not going to shift the dates of the launches from the Baikonur cosmodrome from-for the arisen in the eponymous city of the outbreak of coronavirus, said the head of rostec Dmitry Rogozin.
"I'm not going to move. To date, we have not even discussed the idea of moving", - he told on air of radio "KP".
The brightest over the past seven years the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) can be seen in the sky from the Earth approximately one week, then it will already be hard to see, told RIA Novosti on Monday, the engineer training Observatory Ural Federal University (Urfu) Vladilen Sanakoev.
C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) is a comet, discovered on 27 March 2020 infrared space telescope NEOWISE. Previously it aboard the International space station took a picture of the Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner. According to the astronaut, it is the brightest for the last seven years, the comet.
Cabin in the Russian new module "Nauka", launched to the International space station is planned in 2021, will protect the astronaut from the radiation in the centimeter aluminum plate, told RIA Novosti head of the Department of radiation safety of manned space flight Institute of biomedical problems of RAS Vyacheslav Shurshakov.
Sending module "Science" at the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for July 21-23 and the launch of the carrier rocket "proton-M" - in the spring and summer of 2021.
Specialists conducted the orbit of the International space station, flight altitude is reduced by almost one kilometer for docking cargo vehicle "Progress MS-15", according to Roscosmos.
Initially, the correction was planned for the 10th of July, the altitude was going to increase to 480 meters. But plans changed after the ISS had to make an unplanned evasive action of debris - shatter stage of the Russian rocket "proton", launched in 1987.
The launch of Falcon 9 with a group of Internet-satellites Starlink, which was scheduled for Saturday, is cancelled again, the company said SpaceX.
"Cancel today's launch of the tenth mission Starlink to give more time to check
The explosion on the ship "Apollo 13" during the flight to the moon, saved the unmanaged orbital station "Salyut-7", the fire on the Mir station and RAM the cargo ship "Progress", according to RIA Novosti, among the five most serious emergencies in manned space exploration. In contrast to disasters in the Soviet spacecraft "Soyuz-1 and Soyuz-11" and the American "Challenger" and "Columbia" video, thanks to the professionalism of the astronauts and ground experts, led to the death of the crew.
"Apollo 13" was the third ship that went to the moon with the goal of landing astronauts on its surface. The launch of a spacecraft with crew James Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise took place on 11 April 1970.
The height of the orbit of the International space station on Saturday, it is planned to reduce a kilometer before the arrival of the cargo ship "Progress MS-15", informed RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
The height of the orbit of the station wanted to raise to 480 metres, on 10 July, but after the unscheduled evasive maneuvers ISS 3 July from the chip stage of the Russian rocket "proton", launched in 1987, plans were changed.
Two spacewalks for NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Christopher Cassidy is scheduled to perform aboard the International space station in mid-July, reported by NASA.
Earlier in the year 2020 has already held five outlets in the us program.
Cargo ship "Progress MS-13", set sail from the International space station on Wednesday, de-orbited and destroyed in the atmosphere, Roscosmos said.
The ship "Progress MS-13" with goods arrived on the ISS in December 2019. The crew unloaded it and filled with debris. The ship undocked from the Pirs module of the Russian segment of the station on 8 July.
Another carbon filter is installed in the U.S. segment of the International space station with the aim of reducing concentrations of toxic benzene in the air, said NASA.
"The crew installed a backup carbon filter to ensure additional purification of the atmosphere to further reduce the level of benzene on the ISS," - said on the NASA website.
Three American astronauts and Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin, located on the International space station, spent an hour inside the spacecraft Crew Dragon, Elon musk, to evaluate its comfort, said NASA.
The spacecraft Crew Dragon with a crew of two flew to the ISS in late may. This is his first manned test flight is expected to last until early August.
NASA has identified more than 80 problems requiring revision in the created by Boeing piloted spaceship Cockpit, the date of his re test flight is still not defined, reported by NASA on Tuesday.
In December 2019, the ship Cockpit made its first test flight without a crew. For technical reasons, its docking with the ISS was cancelled. A few months later, after a failed test, the Deputy head of NASA for manned spaceflight Douglas Loverro said that the results of its first unmanned flight Starliner experts have identified more than 60 of the issues. He noted that the ship could double to lose.
Power supply unit refused outside of the American segment of the International space station, is scheduled to be replaced by a new one with the manipulator, said NASA.
As noted on the website space Agency, the failure of the remote control unit power supply happened on 1 July. This unit provides power to one of the computers outside the station.
Russian manned spacecraft Soyuz will fly to the International space station in October on a quick six-hour scheme, ultra-fast three-hour scheme will not be used, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
"Ballistic flight to the ISS (orbital parameters, date and time of launch of manned spacecraft) does not allow to realize the convergence of the ISS by ultrafast three-hour scheme," he added.
An exceptional correction orbit of the International space station on Friday was held to avoid a possible collision with a fragment of the stage of the Russian rocket "proton", informed RIA Novosti the representative of NASA.
Earlier Roscosmos reported that the height of the ISS orbit increased by 900 metres with the help of engines docked to the station of the cargo ship "Progress MS-14", to avoid possible collision with space debris. The Corporation did not specify what it represents and who owns this garbage.
The astronauts who were selected and training and was allowed to fly, unknown to claustrophobia, but the orbit may develop fatigue from the enclosed space, said Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner.
"There is no such that there was a strong desire to go out ... there is more accumulated fatigue from a closed space," he said during a linkup with the ISS.
To draw in zero gravity is difficult, as well as to comply with your handwriting when writing, said from aboard the International space station Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner.
"In weightlessness to do (draw - ed.), in fact, difficult. Even the handwriting is to observe and to write properly in zero gravity is more difficult than on Land," he said during the broadcast on the YouTube channel "Roscosmos TV".
Russian cosmonaut Ivan Wagner was photographed from aboard the International space station the brightest for the last seven years the comet.
"The next wave tried a bit closer to photograph the brightest for the last seven years the comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)", - he wrote on his Twitter page, accompanied the message with the comet.
The first space tourist, who wished to go into space, will be able to spend at the ISS: about 90-100 minutes, told RIA Novosti the Russian office of Space Adventures.
Thus, the time tourist will be able to see the Earth from all sides, because the orbit of the planet the ISS makes for an hour and a half.
The orbit of the International space station unscheduled adjusted to avoid potential debris, said to RIA Novosti in the press service of the Roscosmos.
There said that now the ISS crew consisting of the cosmonauts, "Roscosmos" Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Wagner, as well as NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy, Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken works on the planned program.
Russian scientists abandoned the idea to create the Russian segment of the International space station full medical module, as the station will serve not very long, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director of the Institute of biomedical problems (IBMP) of RAS Oleg Orlov.
Currently, the operation of the ISS extended to 2024. Countries participating in the project are now discussing a possible extension to 2028 or even up to 2030. Experts believe that it is technically feasible.
Russia refused to place a sauna on the International space station, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director of the Institute of biomedical problems (IBMP) of RAS Oleg Orlov.
"The Institute in its expert conclusion to the preliminary design of the NEM (Scientific-energy module - ed.) pointed out about the necessity of establishing sanitary-hygienic zone as part of the NEM, including the cabin heat treatments (sauna), but this suggestion was not accepted," - said Orlov.
Cargo ship "Progress MS-13" will depart from the International space station on 8 July and several hours later will be reduced from low-earth orbit, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
The ship "Progress MS-13" with goods arrived on the ISS in December 2019. The crew unloaded it and filled with debris.
Postponed from March due to a detected marriage of the rocket-carrier "proton-M" from Baikonur with the telecommunications satellite "Express-80" and "Express-103" planned for 30 July, reported RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
This will be the only launch of "Proton" in 2020. Earlier this year was planned the launch of "Proton" with the Russian-European Mars ExoMars landing station, but it was postponed to 2022. In addition, for 2021 have moved the launch on Proton module "Nauka" for the International space station.
Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin voted on the Internet for amendments to the Constitution aboard the International space station, reported on the website of Roscosmos.
Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the Public chamber of Moscow Alexey Venediktov told journalists that Ivanishin asked to vote electronically. Communication in this case, due to the lack on the Russian segment of the ISS experience will be provided through American satellites and the control Center in Houston.
Canadian astronaut Christopher Hadfield said that in honor of him called a new species a mining bee - Andrena hadfieldi.
"My mother always hoped that I would be someone. Allow me to introduce the beginner Andrena hadfieldi" he said on his Twitter page.
Toxic benzene in the air on the International space station was first discovered in April, reported the American specialized site nasaspaceflight.com.
To increase the concentration of benzene in the atmosphere of the ISS, not exceeding the maximum allowable normal and non-threatening to the crew, in Roscosmos told RIA Novosti in may. The source of benzene is still not found.
Space tourist during a spacewalk will be able to see the Land, take pictures and conduct experiments, but far from the station that he move will not allow because of safety concerns, told RIA Novosti Russian Hero, a cosmonaut Pavel Vinogradov.
Thursday, RSC Energia announced the signing of a contract with Space Adventures flight on two tourists on the "Union" to the ISS in 2023. It is planned that one of the tourists will make first-ever spacewalk from the station along with Russian cosmonaut. As explained later on Twitter, the President of Space Adventures Eric Anderson, contract with specific tourist yet.
NASA astronaut Christopher Cassidy during a spacewalk aboard the International space station lost badge mirror, it fell off from the suit and sailed out of the station, reported the American specialized site spaceflightnow.com.
Friday Cassidy with astronaut Robert Behnken made out for replacement of batteries in the power supply system of the American segment of the ISS on new, imported Japanese cargo ship HTV-9 in may.
Procedure with EVAs does not require special training, unlike of there work, so tourists will just let it come out and let them "hang out", said RIA Novosti NASA astronaut Jeffrey Hoffman.
Earlier this week, RSC Energia announced the signing of a contract with Space Adventures flight on two tourists on the "Union" to the ISS in 2023. It was reported that one of the tourists may perform the first ever spacewalk from the station along with Russian cosmonaut. As stated by the President of Space Adventures Eric Anderson, several tourists expressed a desire to make a spacewalk, but the contract neither one of them is not signed yet.
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken made Friday's planned spacewalk to upgrade the power supply system of the station, NASA will broadcast live.
The output of Behnken and Cassidy in the spacewalk officially began at 14.37 GMT - at the moment of switching their spacesuits to battery power supply. It is planned that the astronauts will remain on the external surface of the station approximately 6.5 hours. They will continue to work on the replacement of obsolete batteries for the power station when it is in the shadows, the new lithium ion batteries.
Space tourist, who wished to 2023 to go into space aboard the Russian segment of the ISS will not be able to act outside of the ISS without long workouts, and everywhere will have to accompanied by an experienced astronaut, told RIA Novosti, cosmonaut, Hero of Russia, the record for total time spent in space (878 days) Gennady Padalka.
Thursday, RSC Energia announced the signing of a contract with Space Adventures flight on two tourists on the "Union" to the ISS in 2023. It is planned that one of the tourists will make first-ever spacewalk from the station along with Russian cosmonaut.
Small satellite Red-Eye-3 in the interests of the office of advanced research projects U.S. Department of defense DARPA launched from the International space station, said NASA.
Last Thursday the station was launched into orbit on the same spacecraft Red-Eye-2.
Information center a nationwide vote on amendments to the Central election Commission starts work on Thursday, June 25.
As previously reported at the meeting of the CEC Deputy Chairman Nikolay Bulaev, from 25 to 30 June the information centre will be open from 12.00 to 15.00, 1 July from 10.00 am to begin work in continuous mode, it will last roughly until 15.00 on 2 July.
The Dragon Crew vehicle, delivering to the International space station two NASA astronauts in may, will return to Earth in early August, said at a press briefing, Deputy program Manager commercial flights NASA Stephen Stich.
"We plan to return in early August... at the earliest – 2 - August," said Stich.
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev gave the space Museum a copy of the Victory banner, which was with him on the International space station in 2018, broadcast the handover ceremony was going on in the social networks of the Museum.
Artemyev deployed this banner during his second flight to the ISS along with another Russian cosmonaut Anton by shkaplerov may 9, 2018. On a banner signed by both astronauts, print station, the date of the action and the date when the banner came to the station.
Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and John Wagner aboard the International space station, thanked for the Victory of the great Patriotic war veterans and participants of the historic parade in 1945 on red square, a video posted on the website of Roskosmos.
"Addressing the war heroes and participants of the parade in 1945, we want to say: we remember, we are proud of, thank you for the Victory," Wagner said in the video.
Search of source of toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station will resume in late July, after delivery the new American analyzer air on the Russian cargo ship "Progress", told RIA Novosti source in the space industry.
On Tuesday, NASA announced that the search for the source of benzene had to stop due to the failure of the American device for determining air quality AQM-1 when carrying out measurements in the Russian segment of the ISS.
Small satellite Red-Eye-3 in the interests of the office of advanced research projects U.S. Department of defense DARPA is scheduled to launch aboard the International space station (ISS) in the night of Wednesday, said NASA.
Last Thursday, NASA said on the launch into orbit aboard the station, the same spacecraft Red-Eye-2.
Prototypes of the parachute system for the spacecraft "eagle" is created and tested, let me know in an interview RIA Novosti adviser of the General Director of holding "Technoceramica" (included in rostec) Sergey Khursevich.
The development of a new Russian spacecraft "eagle" (formerly known as "Federation") for missions to the moon is from 2009. The first test launch of the unmanned variant was listed in the plans for 2015 and the first manned flight was planned for 2018. But then the plans changed.
Search of source of toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station ended in failure due to the failure of the American analyzer of air when carrying out measurements in the Russian segment, NASA said.
Previously, the Agency said that the exchange between Russian and American segments of the ISS ceased to search for a source of benzene, with measurements performed in the Russian segment using the device for determining the air quality AQM-1.
Russia has started the development of its first-ever mission to land astronauts on the lunar surface, said in an interview with RIA Novosti chief designer for the development of a new spacecraft, the "eagle" is designed for missions to the moon, Igor Hamic.
Earlier it was reported that the landing of the Russian cosmonauts on the surface of Earth's natural satellite is planned in 2030.
Several areas on the territory of Russia is defined for the planting of a new manned spacecraft "eagle" returning from the moon and the International space station, said in an interview with RIA Novosti chief designer of the ship Igor Hamic.
"Preliminary analysis and identified a number of areas of the landing craft South of the latitude of 51.6 degrees in Russia. The generated source data for requirements in these areas," he said.
New Russian spacecraft "eagle" in the event of a launch accident will be able to land in the ocean, told in an interview with RIA Novosti chief designer for the development of a manned transport ship the new generation Igor Hamic.
He noted that after such emergency landing, the astronauts will be safe to wait for rescuers to within two days.
American astronaut Christopher Cassidy photographed from the International space station, a shadow on the earth's surface from the annular solar Eclipse.
As previously reported by the Moscow planetarium, annular solar Eclipse, when the Moon completely covers the Sun, could watch Sunday in the Central African Republic, Congo and Ethiopia, to the South of Pakistan and Northern India, and China. With Russia it was possible to see only a partial Eclipse, when the Moon covers the Sun completely.
Igor Humic appointed chief designer on the development of a new generation of ships "Orel", reported on the website of Roscosmos.
"The acting General Director of rocket and space Corporation "Energia" named after Korolev (part of state Corporation "Roscosmos"), Igor Ozar has appointed Igor Chamisa the chief designer for the development of a manned transport ship the new generation", - stated in the message.
The air in American and Russian segments of the International space station was again divided, a possible source of toxic benzene again, looking for the Russian segment of the American device, said NASA.
It is noted that the American device for determining air quality and AQM will make additional measurements in the Russian segment, and then June 22, the air exchange between segments of the station will be restored. New measurements should help to determine the source of benzene.
The source of excessive levels of toxic benzene in the air aboard the International space station still is not found, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
"Work to find the source continues," - said the Agency interlocutor.
Two Russian cosmonauts working on-Board ISS, Ivan Wagner and Anatoly Ivanishin will take part in the voting on the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, told RIA Novosti, the commander of the cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko.
Earlier, the Deputy Chairman of the Public chamber of Moscow Alexey Venediktov told journalists that Ivanishin asked to vote electronically. Communication in this case, due to the lack on the Russian segment of the ISS experience will be provided through American satellites and the control Center in Houston.
Small satellite Red-Eye-2 in the interest of the office of advanced research projects U.S. Department of defense DARPA launched into orbit aboard the International space station (ISS), reported NASA.
On the Agency's website says that the spacecraft was launched using canadian manipulator SSRMS after its conclusion outside of the station from the Japanese module Kibo.
Air purifier in one of the American modules could lead to excessive levels of toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station, said NASA.
In may, Roscosmos told RIA news about the increase in the concentration of benzene in the atmosphere of the ISS, not exceeding the maximum allowable normal and non-threatening to the crew.
Russian module Nauka is planned to send to the Baikonur cosmodrome in July, to launch to the International space station, said the General designer of KB "salute" of Khrunichev Centre Sergey Kuznetsov.
It is noted that in the past week have been completed leak tests of the module body of "Science" and its docking units, and confirmed the operation of the pneumo-hydraulic propulsion system and external hydraulic circuits. In a vacuum chamber held pneumovacuum tanks tests module.
Small spacecraft Red-Eye-2 for experiments in the interests of the office of advanced research projects U.S. Department of defense DARPA plans to launch June 17 aboard the International space station, said NASA.
On the website of the Agency said that the satellite will launch with the canadian SSRMS manipulator, before bringing him out of the station from the Japanese module Kibo.
The air in American and Russian segments of the International space station was temporarily separated to search for the source of toxic benzene, said NASA.
In may, Roscosmos told RIA news about the increase in the concentration of benzene in the atmosphere of the ISS, not exceeding the maximum allowable normal and non-threatening to the crew.
Cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and John Wagner aboard the International space station, in Day of Russia will receive the day off, told RIA Novosti press-service of the state Corporation "Roscosmos".
"On this festive day, they will be given the day off," said the Corporation.
The increase in the concentration of toxic benzene in the atmosphere of the International space station (ISS) may be associated with conducting a science experiment with chemicals.
This opinion in an interview with RIA Novosti expressed on Thursday the head of one of the expert organizations of the cosmic sphere of Russia, Institute of space policy Ivan Moiseev.
Wanting to go into space among potential and existing space tourists as yet, but such service is possible, said in an interview with RIA Novosti General Director of "Glavkosmos" Dmitry Loskutov.
According to him, if wishing to appear, it will not be an easy walk. "Any spacewalk is highly responsible and dangerous operation, requiring special training, separately manufactured equipment, consideration in the programme of work of the International space station, control both from the accompanying partner, and the station and mission control Center," - said the head of the company.
The crew of the International space station has been measuring the levels of toxic benzene in the Russian Zvezda module with the device in an attempt to find the source of his appearance, said NASA.
In may, Roscosmos told RIA Novosti about the increase in the concentration of benzene in the atmosphere of the station, which does not exceed the maximum allowable rate does not threaten the crew.
The founder of SpaceX Elon Musk commented on the article the General Director of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, dedicated to the flight of an American spacecraft Crew Dragon crew to the International space station.
Rogozin on 8 June published on the website of the Forbes article titled "It's their war, not ours", in which he spoke about the value of the first nine years of American manned spaceflight for the Russian space industry. English translation of the material was published on the website of Roskosmos June 10. He was brought in his Twitter journalist Eric Berger.
Russian space astrophysical Observatory "Spektr-RG" for the first time examined the entire sky in x-rays, reported by the space research Institute of RAS.
The Observatory "Spektr-RG" was launched into space in July 2019. In October it reached an operating point at 1.5 million kilometers from Earth.
American astronauts Christopher Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct two spacewalks aboard the International space station in late June - early July, reported RIA Novosti the representative of NASA.
Earlier in the year 2020 has already held three exit on the American program.
The state Corporation "Roscosmos" has received a patent for the "net" to clean the orbits of large space debris objects. A suitable description of the patent published in the Bulletin of Rospatent.
The device itself is described as a coarse network in the form of a cone, the base of which is fixed to the sliding frame and has motors for maneuvering, and the top of the cone with rope attached to the space unit. When the "net" covers the space debris from all sides, the frame is compressed and the object is in a "bag".
NASA has signed a contract worth 187 million dollars to build a manned lunar module of the station Gateway by Orbital Science Corporation, told the Agency.
The contract for design and construction received a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Space — based Virginia company Orbital Science Corporation.
The wreckage of the tank of the upper stage "Fregat" exploded in space in may not threaten the International space station and the Russian satellites, told RIA Novosti the representative of the press service of the Roscosmos.
Previously 18 squadron space surveillance USAF announced that the LHC "Frigate" exploded in orbit on may 8 with the formation 65 of the wreckage. Later in the press service of the Roscosmos RIA Novosti confirmed the destruction of the tank and announced that the head of the scientific Institute of a state Corporation, the Institute says the number and orbital parameters of the debris.
The first three tourists to fly to the International space station Crew on the ship Dragon company SpaceX Elon musk is selected, they will be announced in a month, reported CNBC, citing Executive Director of the company Axiom Space Michael Suffredini.
In March, Axiom Space has ordered from SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the ISS with a crew of professional commander and three tourists in the second half of 2021.
Some women cosmonauts and astronauts in the period of the menstrual cycle can experience enhanced vestibular apparatus that must be considered in the formation of crews for spaceflight, concluded the scientists of the Institute of biomedical problems (IBMP) Russian Academy of Sciences, conducting relevant research.
According to scientists cited data, during the first period of flight, when the astronauts adapt to weightlessness, various disorders caused by space motion sickness, are recorded every second women and 38 percent men. Motion sickness, according to open sources, characterized by malaise, stomach discomfort, loss of appetite, cold sweat, dizziness, nausea, and in some cases vomiting.
The company SpaceX Elon musk has used in his spacecraft Crew Dragon Russian components, which have provided a successful automatic docking with the station, told RIA Novosti expert in the field of cosmonautics in Russia, Vadim Lukashevich.
He noted that thanks to this Crew Dragon can dock to the Russian segment.
"Roscosmos" advised the Manager of the network of trampoline centers, ready to give a pass to Dmitry Rogozin, to concentrate his efforts on work with children from orphanages.
Wrote about this in his Twitter account the head of the press service of the state Corporation Vladimir Ustimenko.