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Cities in Russia — Moscow, the Capital of our Country at Night (photo)
Moscow is easily recognizable from a photo taken on board the ISS, since it has a radial-beam layout of the city. The city consists of several streets and rings running from the center (3 transport – MKAD, Sadovoe, 3rd transport, as well as the Boulevard Ring). The Moscow metro is built on the same principle […]
Western China and Lake Kukunor (Qinghai) (photo)
Kukunor is the second largest inland mountain salt lake in Central Asia after Lake Issyk-Kul. It is mountainous and is located at an altitude of 3205 m. Chinese – Qinghai, Mongolian – Khukh-Nur and Tibetan – Tso Ngongpo names mean “blue-green (turquoise) sea (lake)”.One of the first Europeans to explore the lake was the Russian […]
Diego Garcia is the largest Atoll Island of the Chagos Archipelago in the Indian Ocean (photo)
Diego Garcia is the largest atoll island of the Chagos archipelago in the Indian Ocean, located 1600 km south of Hindustan and 1200 km south of the Maldives. The lagoon, with an area of about 27 km², is surrounded by a narrow strip of surface coral reefs. Diego Garcia has a length of about 60 […]
Repair of the Orlan Spacesuit on the ISS – Strengthening fixtures (video)
Preparing for Spacewalk. Strengthening the Fastening of american Lamps on the Helmet of an Orlan Spacesuit.
The Light of the Night Cities of the Earth (photo)
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One of the most beautiful places on planet Earth – Altai (photo)
Let’s get to know some of the sights of Altai: Mount Belukha is the main among all the natural attractions of the Altai Mountains. This is the highest peak in Altai – 4509 m above sea level. Located on the Katunsky ridge. Katun is the main river in Altai. The source of the river is […]
New issue of Russian Cosmos Magazine released (June, 2020)
New issue of Russian Cosmos magazine released (June, 2020) download (rus, .PDF) >>
Training began on the actions after landing the descent vehicle of the Soyuz spacecraft on the water surface (photo)
Training began on the actions after landing the descent vehicle of the Soyuz spacecraft on the water surface. During the training, two types of training are performed: “long” and “short”. “Long” training – the descent vehicle is on the water and we need to change clothes inside the descent capsule from the Sokol spacesuit into […]
Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev transferred the Victory Banner to the Cosmonautics Museum (video)
Копию Знамени Победы, побывавшую в космосе передадут Музею космонавтики (фото)
Герой РФ, летчик-космонавт Олег Артемьев в день парада Победы передаст в фонды московского Музея космонавтики копию Знамени Победы, которая находилась вместе с ним на борту Международной космической станции в 2018 году. Об этом сообщили в пресс-службе музея. Как уточняется, трансляцию мероприятия можно будет посмотреть на странице Музея космонавтики в соцсети «ВКонтакте» в 12:00 в среду, […]
Cities of the World — Mumbai, India (photo)
Mumbai is a city in the west of India, on the coast of the Arabian Sea. And according to tradition, some interesting facts about this city: ✅ In terms of population density (21,665 people/km²), the city ranks second in the world after Manila (the capital of the Philippines); ✅ Mumbai is located at the mouth […]
Mexico (photo)
Welcome to Mexico, the largest Hispanic country in the world! Ciudad Juarez Dell City Interesting facts about this country that you probably did not know: The first people appeared on the territory of modern Mexico at least by the XX millennium BC. In ancient times, Mexico was inhabited by many powerful tribes, the most famous […]
Training film “Godsend?” about Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev (video)
Training film “A gift of fate?” about work in space, filmed during the period of self-isolation in the spring of 2020. Film author: Anastasia Vetoshkina, graduate of the Faculty of Journalism.
Cities of the World — Dubai (photo)
The Palm Jumeirah is an artificial archipelago in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, created using land reclamation by Nakheel which extends into the Persian Gulf. Download big picture:
Олег Кононенко – Хоронить наши корабли «Союз» еще рано!
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Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (video)
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) is an experimental expandable space station module developed by Bigelow Aerospace, under contract to NASA, for testing as a temporary module on the International Space Station (ISS) from 2016 to at least 2020. It arrived at the ISS on April 10, 2016, was berthed to the station on April […]
«Это их война, а не наша»: Дмитрий Рогозин ответил на запуск Crew Dragon Илона Маска
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Canary Islands (photo)
Tenerife Is the largest island of the eight Canary Islands (Spain). Tenerife is known internationally for its warm and pleasant climate, as the “Island of Eternal Spring”. The island, which lies at the same latitude as central Florida, enjoys a warm tropical climate with an average of 18–24 °C (64–75 °F) in the winter and […]
Replacing Solid Waste Container in the Toilet – how to go to the Toilet in Space (video)
The Russian company MTKS begins building private spacecraft (video)
The Russian company MTKS (Reusable Transport Space Systems) has launched a project to manufacture a private cargo spaceship prototype, the Argo, capable of delivering up to two metric tons of cargo to the ISS. The ship will be 58% made of composites to reduce its weight. MTKS Chairman of the Board Sergei Sopov said the […]
Living On The ISS. My Interview to the “Popular Mechanics” YouTube Channel (video)
June 2 marks its 65th anniversary the FIRST and BIGGEST Cosmodrom Baikonur in the World! (photo)
The cosmodrome is located on the territory of Kazakhstan, in the Kyzylorda region between the city of Kazalinsk and the village of Dzhusaly, near the village of Tyuratam. The territory of the Baikonur Cosmodrome is 6,717 km². Together, the Baikonur Cosmodrome and the city of the same name form the Baikonur complex. The construction project […]
Наши с Виталием Егоровым комментарии на запуск SpaceX Crew Dragon (27 и 30 мая 2020 г., видео, запись)
Комментарии к запуску на канале Соловьёв Live Первая попытка запуска пилотируемой миссии SpaceX Crew Dragon, 27 мая 2020 г. Вторая попытка запуска пилотируемой миссии SpaceX Crew Dragon, 30 мая 2020 г. Источник: «Ютуб-канал Соловьёв Live» Видеоблог Виталия Егорова: «Открытый космос Зеленого кота»
Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch Astronauts to Space! May 30, 2020 (video)
NASA Live! Watch history unfold on Saturday, May 30, as NASA and SpaceX launch astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil. The mission’s first launch […]
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