17 September marks 160 years since the birth of the great Russian thinker Konstantin Tsiolkovsky. Long before the advent of practical Astronautics, he developed the theory of human flight to the stars using multi-stage rockets and space stations. However, the exploration of space self-educated scientist considered only the first step towards a dazzling future of humanity. About futuristic visions of Tsiolkovsky on the development and improvement of our civilization at RT.

22-09-2017 admin 545 0

15 September at 14:54 Moscow time (11:54 UTC) terminated without one month a 20-year mission Cassini — orbital "half" automatic interplanetary station Cassini-Huygens (mission landing probe "Huygens" was completed on 14 January 2005, an hour after landing on Titan). It was only 4-I mission to Saturn after the Pioneer 11 and the two Voyagers, and the only one in which the unit went on its orbit. The next mission to the Saturn system shall be held no earlier than 2029.

15-09-2017 admin 874 0

The space services market is just emerging, but it is clear that our country is on it among the Laggards. Private space, rapidly developing in the United States, we have nominally: they had 84 running in 2015, 33 satellites were commercial, we have – 0 from 25. However, experts say: if you remove the artificial barriers, it is possible and we have to quickly develop a commercial space, we are not that behind, but just "not yet started".

13-09-2017 admin 557 0

In the next month vendor rocket engine RD-180 NPO "Energomash" — a must visit, the delegation of the American company United Launch Alliance (ULA): the United States wants to purchase five Russian engines for launch vehicles Atlas V

06-09-2017 admin 1102 0

When the government is both owner and major customer of its missile and space businesses begin to operate mechanisms, as contrary to efficiency and common sense.

31-08-2017 admin 361 0

Our days on Earth are numbered. Great minds predict that humanity must settle themselves on other planets, if he wants to avoid the complete disappearance of some due to probable natural disasters. According to Stephen Hawking, this kind of disaster will happen to Earth in the next 100 years, that leaves us with not much time to prepare

20-08-2017 admin 517 0

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on the receipt at the Eastern spaceport equipment to prepare launch heavy rocket "Angara". The first launch of the modernized rocket from the East is scheduled for 2021. A bet on the "Hangar" together with the Russian space Agency does and the defense Ministry. After all, she has to change a well-deserved "proton" "Soyuz" "shoulder to shoulder" "payload" is not only commercial, but also prospective military spacecraft. Today, some satellites of the Ministry of defence can be sent into orbit only the heavy "Protons" with the leased Kazakhstan Baikonur. For obvious reasons, this situation is not all happy. About when Russia will be able to launch from its own territory all military satellites and what is the difference between Eastern and Plesetsk in the material RIA Novosti.

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Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov - engineer, designer of the spacecraft, one of the first astronauts. His new book is a fascinating story about the development of cosmonautics and about the people whose names are inscribed in the history of space exploration. But the main concern of K. P. Feoktistov - the pressing problems of mankind. Their reflections on the approaches to the solution of global problems of the present and future shares with readers the author.

10-08-2017 admin 618 0

We are printing to the wrong orbit, satellites spying on Russian territory. Why?

18-07-2017 admin 705 0

In the past year, perhaps only certainly not interested in the technology people have not heard about the "impossible" electromagnetic Drive motor EM – fuel-free alternative to currently used chemical rocket engines, which allegedly violates Newton's third law and is able to generate jet thrust. Interesting this story was in December of last year, when the Chinese government has announced that it is testing the EM Drive in space. A little later the information appeared that the United States carried out similar tests on Board secret spaceplane X-37B. Five months later, these rumors still circulate in the Network, so let's deal.

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