#Russian_space_program

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The ship is scheduled to dock with the ISS on December 3 Today, a Soyuz 2.1a rocket with a Progress MS-25 space truck launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_85149" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-25 truck[/caption] The launch took place at 12:25 Moscow time from the 31st site of the cosmodrome. As noted in Roscosmos, the launch of the Progress MS-25 into a given orbit, its separation from the third stage of the rocket, and the deployment of the ship’s antennas and solar panels took place as usual. [caption id="attachment_85150" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Progress MS-25 truck[/caption] The Progress MS-25 truck with tangerines and the Future Games trophy went to the ISS The docking of Progress MS-25 to the small research module Poisk of the Russian segment of the International Space Station is scheduled for December 3, at 14:15 Moscow time. The Progress MS-25 will deliver 2,528 kg of cargo to the ISS: 515 kg of fuel for refueling the station, 420 kg of drinking water and 40 kg of nitrogen, as well as 1,553 kg of resource equipment, stowage for scientific experiments, food, medical and sanitary and hygienic products. Among other things, the truck will deliver tangerines, New Year's gifts and a trophy from the Future Games tournament to the astronauts, which is due to return to earth in 2024. [caption id="attachment_85151" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-25 truck[/caption] At the station, the ship is waiting for the crew of the 70th long-term expedition - Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Konstantin Borisov, NASA astronauts Jasmine Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.

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The ship will soon enter the atmosphere and collapse Today, the Progress MS-23 cargo ship set sail from the International Space Station, having worked on it for more than six months. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_84916" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-23[/caption] At 10:55:26 Moscow time, the ship undocked from the small research module “Poisk” of the Russian segment of the station. Progress MS-23 has set sail from the ISS https://youtu.be/2jj-X6SR8c8 At 14:02 Moscow time, the Progress MS-23 engine is scheduled to be switched on for braking to deorbit, as a result of which the ship will enter the atmosphere and be destroyed. According to the calculations of specialists from the Mission Control Center, the unburnt elements of its structure will fall at 14:43 in a non-navigable area of ​​the South Pacific Ocean, 2320 km from the city of Wellington (New Zealand). [caption id="attachment_84918" align="aligncenter" width="544"] Progress MS-23[/caption] The Progress MS-23 spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on May 24, 2023 by a Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle and delivered 2.5 tons of cargo to the ISS. Its place at the station will be taken by the Progress MS-25 spacecraft, which is scheduled to launch from Baikonur on December 1. The crew of the 70th long-term expedition is working on the ISS, consisting of Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Konstantin Borisov, NASA astronauts Jasmine Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.

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Launch is scheduled for December 1, 2023 Today, the Soyuz-2.1a space rocket with the Progress MS-25 cargo ship was transported to the launch complex of the 31st site of the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_84709" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Progress MS-25[/caption] After installing the rocket in a vertical position at the launch complex, Roscosmos specialists continued preparing it for launch. [caption id="attachment_84710" align="aligncenter" width="337"] Progress MS-25[/caption] "Soyuz" with "Progress MS-25" already at the start of Baikonur The launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft by the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle is planned on December 1, at 12:25:11 Moscow time. [caption id="attachment_84711" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-25[/caption] The ship must deliver about 2500 kg of cargo on board the ISS, including 515 kg of fuel in refueling tanks, 420 kg of drinking water and 40 kg of compressed nitrogen, as well as 1553 kg of resource equipment and stowage for scientific experiments, food, medical and sanitary-hygienic means in the cargo compartment to ensure the work and life of the crew. [caption id="attachment_84712" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-25[/caption] [caption id="attachment_84713" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Progress MS-25[/caption]

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All ground tests have already been successfully completed The engines for the Angara-1.2 rocket have been cleared for flight testing, the Roscosmos press service reported. The engines were produced by NIIMash JSC; they will be tested as part of the aggregate module of the fourth Angara-1.2 product. Angara-1.2 is a Russian two-stage light launch vehicle designed to launch a payload of up to 3.5 tons into low Earth orbit. The first flight of this rocket in its standard configuration took place on April 29, 2022, and a total of three launches were carried out. [caption id="attachment_82820" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Angara[/caption] Engines for the light Angara were cleared for flight testing The aggregate module is the second stage of the launch vehicle, which forms the target orbit of the spacecraft. The module is equipped with low-thrust engines developed and manufactured at JSC NIIMash. These are four 11D458M engines with a thrust of 40 kilogram-force and fourteen 17D58E orientation and stabilization engines with a thrust of 1.3 kilogram-force each. These engines have already successfully passed the entire ground training cycle and are now cleared for flight testing. It was previously reported that flight tests of the Angara family of missiles - the light Angara-1.2 and the heavy Angara-A5 - are planned to be completed in 2024. Also next year, full-scale serial production of these missiles should begin.

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350 thousand calls received. A new service is being prepared 10 million cars are connected to the ERA-GLONASS system, as stated by the official representative of the company - the system operator JSC GLONASS. “Today the 10 millionth car, Lada Vesta, was connected to the ERA-GLONASS state information system. Eight years ago, the same AvtoVAZ model became the first production vehicle in Russia and throughout the world, the basic equipment of which included an emergency call device. Such a sos button, connected to the ERA-GLONASS [system], has been a mandatory part of the design of new cars and those imported into the country that meet modern safety requirements since 2017,” he noted. [caption id="attachment_81973" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Lada Vesta[/caption] Lada Vesta became the 10 millionth car with ERA-GLONASS The system is integrated with rescue services 112, which recorded about 350 thousand calls. The company is working on creating additional services based on the ERA-GLONASS system that may be of interest to AvtoVAZ. “ERA-GLONASS saves thousands of lives of drivers and passengers every year. Pressing one button is the easiest and fastest way not only to transmit an emergency message, but also to receive technical assistance on the road, and in the future, information services for remote control and vehicle diagnostics,” GLONASS added.

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After the maneuver, the average altitude of the ISS orbit increased by 2.5 km Tonight, the orbit of the International Space Station was adjusted to support the launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo spacecraft. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about this. [caption id="attachment_81657" align="aligncenter" width="780"] MS-25 spacecraft[/caption] The Progress MS-24 engines turned on at 00:11 Moscow time, worked for 905.7 seconds and produced an impulse of 1.43 m/s. After the maneuver, the average altitude of the ISS orbit increased by 2.5 km and amounted to 417.98 km above the Earth’s surface.  The station has been moved: the ISS is preparing to receive the Progress MS-25 spacecraft The Progress MS-24 spacecraft docked to the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the ISS. During the entire flight of the ISS, 349 corrections to the altitude of its orbit were carried out, including 195 using the engines of the Progress spacecraft. The launch of the Progress MS-25 cargo ship from the Baikonur Cosmodrome using the Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle is scheduled for December 1, 2023. Currently, the crew of the 70th long-term expedition is working on board the ISS, including Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chub and Konstantin Borisov, NASA astronauts Jasmine Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen and JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa.

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Marina Vasilevskaya is part of the main crew, and Anastasia Lenkova is part of the backup crew The Cosmonaut Training Center named after Yu.A. Gagarin continues to train Marina Vasilevskaya and Anastasia Lenkova from Belarus. The press service of Roscosmos spoke about the past important stage [caption id="attachment_70116" align="aligncenter" width="780"] cosmonauts[/caption] Under the guidance of TsPK instructors, the girls completed two training cycles in zero-gravity mode on an Il-76MDK laboratory aircraft. The first flight was an introductory flight - the body needs time to adapt to weightlessness, which lasts just over 20 seconds, and g-forces of two units.  [caption id="attachment_70117" align="aligncenter" width="408"] cosmonauts[/caption] To achieve the desired effect, at an altitude of 6 to 9 km, pilots perform a “slide” figure. Those in the cabin lift off the floor and in this state perform various exercises: moving along the plane and from side to side, transferring cargo, and practicing body orientation skills in space. There are up to ten such “slides” per 1.5-hour flight. cosmonauts from Belarus completed training in zero-gravity [caption id="attachment_70118" align="aligncenter" width="780"] cosmonauts[/caption] At the next training session, the tasks became more complicated: additional work was done on putting on spacesuits (there are three modes of short-term weightlessness for this, that is, about a minute), moving in them, and moving cargo. [caption id="attachment_70119" align="aligncenter" width="769"] cosmonauts[/caption] The CPC instructors noted that the space flight participants were able to learn a lot and do a large amount of work during two training sessions on the laboratory aircraft. They also noticed that the Belarusian space flight participants quickly adapted to the cyclical conditions of short-term weightlessness and overloads; they had well-developed coordination of movements and orientation in space. Marina Vasilevskaya is part of the main crew of the 21st visiting expedition to the ISS along with Oleg Novitsky and Tracy Dyson, Anastasia Lenkova is part of the backup crew, along with Ivan Vagner and Donald Pettit. Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya will spend 12 days on the ISS and return to Earth on the Soyuz MS-24 together with NASA astronauts Loral O'Hara, and Tracy Dyson will continue the flight. Departure is scheduled for March 2024. 

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The family includes the light Angara-1.2 missile and the heavy Angara-A5 missile It has become known when flight tests of Russian launch vehicles of the Angara family should be completed. As reported in the presentation of Roscosmos General Director Yuri Borisov, presented during an open lesson at the educational marathon of the Russian Society "Knowledge", flight tests of the Angara-1.2 and Angara-A5 rockets should be completed in 2024. Previously, it was said that full-fledged serial production of these missiles would also start next year. [caption id="attachment_50788" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Angara launch vehicles[/caption] Flight tests of Angara launch vehicles will be completed in 2024 Recall that Angara-1.2 is a Russian two-stage light-class launch vehicle designed to launch a payload of up to 3.5 tons into low Earth orbit. Angara-A5 is a heavy launch vehicle capable of delivering 24 tons of payload into low Earth orbit. “Angara-A5” went on its first test flight from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome on December 23, 2014, the flight test program involves six launches, now three more remain to complete the tests.