Far-reaching plans – terraforming Mars
The main problem for changing the appearance of Mars is the lack of a strong magnetic field that can protect the atmosphere from solar winds that burn water in it. The magnetic field creates a kind of bubble that protects the planet from the oncoming solar winds. For example, the Earth’s magnetic field prevents most high-energy particles from reaching the planet’s surface.
Planetologists continue to study asteroids
Organic substances have been discovered on the Ryugu asteroid. Another asteroid, 2022 FD1, discovered by astronomers only on the night of March 24-25, flew past the Earth at noon on March 25 at a distance of only about eight thousand kilometers.
The European Space Agency and NASA are developing instruments for lunar exploration
The European Space Agency has selected a team of five European companies to design and build the first experimental payload to extract oxygen from regolith on the lunar surface. In turn, the American company Venturi Astrolab presented a universal lunar rover. It can transport both cargo containers and astronauts.
Roscosmos will produce its own Russian orbital station
The first module of the Russian orbital station could be launched as early as 2026, which will be several times more efficient than the previous ISS, said the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
Russia and China signed a number of documents on joint exploration of the Moon
A number of establishing documents were signed: a memorandum, an agreement, an intergovernmental agreement. China, with good financial support, is actively implementing the first stage of the lunar exploration program with automatic stations, said the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. He also added that the next steps are the construction of a base on the Moon.
Roscosmos has stopped cooperation with most European countries
NASA intends to maintain contacts with Roscosmos to ensure the safe operation of the International Space Station and to continue cooperation between Russia and the United States in the field of the civil space program.
The General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation commented on the situation in connection with possible sanctions
On February 26, 2022, General Director of the Roscosmos State Corporation Dmitry Rogozin took part in the broadcast of the Solovyov Live YouTube channel, during which he explained the corporation’s position and further actions in connection with the new international situation, the Roscosmos press service reports.
Roscosmos continues to establish international cooperation in space
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome, intensive preparations have begun at the Vostok launch complex at site No. 31 for the launch of the next batch of spacecraft from the OneWeb satellite company as part of mission No. 38, the Roscosmos press service reports.
Private astronautics is becoming more and more distinct
Private space flights, the first private spacewalk, infrastructure for the development of private space exploration in Russia and private satellites – new real space startups.
The international satellite system COSPAS-SARSAT has been successfully saving lives for almost 40 years
The Russian Space Systems holding company began creating a network of ground stations for receiving signals from the COSPAS-SARSAT search and rescue equipment on board the medium-orbit navigation satellites GLONASS, GPS, Galileo and Beidou.
Roscosmos launched another 34 OneWeb satellites into orbit from the French cosmodrome
On February 10, 2022, the Soyuz-ST-B launch vehicle was launched from the launch complex of the Guiana Space Center (French Guiana, South America). After 3.5 hours, the Fregat-M upper stage successfully launched another batch of 34 OneWeb satellites into low-Earth orbit, the Roscosmos press service reports.
The Russian Federal Space Program includes the creation of a garbage collector from geostationary orbits
The federal space program, designed in Russia until 2025, provides for the creation of a satellite for cleaning up space debris, RIA Novosti reports.
Wireless power transmission has become a reality
Roscosmos has developed a project for a promising space power station that will transmit solar energy from space to Earth via a laser beam, the Roscosmos press service reports.
China, USA and Russia are the main participants in the “moon race”
All three countries have long-term programs, the ultimate goal of which is the creation of a permanent base on the Earth’s satellite. The potential of the Moon as a raw material base for the Earth is enormous – scientists believe so.
Potentially dangerous asteroids for the Earth do not leave their orbits
In 2029, the asteroid Apophis will fly at a distance of 30 thousand km from the Earth, on February 8, 2022, the asteroid 2007 UY1 will approach the Earth, it will be at a distance of just over five million kilometers from the planet. A potential collision with asteroid d2022 AE is possible on July 4, 2023.
Russian-European orbital module found new evidence of the existence of water on Mars
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has discovered signs and minerals in the craters of Mars that suggest that there was once water there, the Roscosmos press service reports.
The modern landscape on Mars was formed by major floods, and there is still oxygen in the atmosphere
The composition of the rock on Mars indicates volcanic activity, the presence of bodies of water, primitive organisms and a stable environment for the origin of life in the past.
Roscosmos is actively solving the problem of space debris
The sinking of outdated spacecraft and the development of new radar stations will help in the avoidance and elimination of dangerous objects.
The international community is concerned about the possible militarization of space
The state corporation Roscosmos is concerned that the United States and NATO are launching potential weapons carriers into space.
A special NASA mission is testing to change the orbit of an asteroid
On the morning of October 24, 2021, a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the DRAT space probe launched from a military spaceport in California, which will crash into an asteroid to test technology for protecting the Earth from collisions with space objects.
China conquers Mars
The Chinese Tianwen-1 spacecraft with the Zhuzhong rover carried out a successful soft landing on the surface of Mars, Xinhua news agency reported. The Chinese Mars rover “Zhuzhong” successfully descended from the platform and began exploring Mars.
After a 45-year break, the lunar program is being revived in Russia
At the beginning of October 2021, the Russian automatic station Luna-25 will be launched to search for water ice, a key resource for the construction of a habitable base.
Profession of the future – space welder
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will instruct Roscosmos and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation to develop a special training program for the Vostochny cosmodrome.
Elon Musk will take part in the conquest of Mars
The head of SpaceX and Tesla did not rule out that the conquest of Mars would require human sacrifice.
Inspiration4 mission with civilians on board launches in September 2021
SpaceX announced the launch of Inspiration4, “the world’s first all-civilian space mission.”
Volcanic activity on Mars prevents water from completely evaporating
Seismic activity on Mars indicates tectonic activity that is similar to that on Earth. The NASA InSight probe detected earthquakes on Mars with an amplitude of up to 4 points.
Venus has attracted special attention from the Russian scientific community
Phosphine, a byproduct of anaerobic biology, was discovered on Venus.
Subglacial water and organic hydrocarbons discovered on Saturn’s moon Titan
On Titan, a moon of Saturn, researchers have detected the presence of hydrocarbons, ice and water in the form of an ocean 100 kilometers below the surface of the moon. In addition, scientists suggest that life may exist on Titan, explaining its occurrence by the mixing of water and organic matter in the crater of a fallen comet.
Scientists are concerned about the problem of space debris
People manage to litter even in space, about 25 thousand large waste equipment and millions of small particles freely rotate in orbit around the Earth, and this threatens collisions with working satellites and stations.
Water evaporating from Mars remains on its surface in the form of hydrated minerals
Water on the surface of Mars is conserved in rocks. The cessation of tectonic activity on the Red Planet stopped the circulation of water from the atmosphere back to the surface.
Evidence of the possibility of extraterrestrial origin of life found on an asteroid
Organic substances have been discovered on a rocky S-class asteroid. It is this class of asteroids that most often falls on Earth.