Space programs - TASS

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Russia successfully launches Elektro-L weather satellite into operation

Astronomer assesses risks of destroying asteroid with nuclear bomb

China successfully deploys batch of Internet satellites using CZ-8A rocket

International space crew to return to Earth after 241 days in space

Starship completes test flight, successfully splashing down in Indian Ocean

SpaceX continues to test the third generation of its reusable Starship space system

SpaceX launches Starship prototype on its 13th test flight

The launch was originally scheduled for July 16 but was aborted at the last minute

SpaceX again postpones its Starship test launch

The previous test launch took place in May, when SpaceX launched Starship S39, the premier prototype of the company’s third-generation spacecraft

US to spend $2.1 billion to send nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars — NASA

Spokesperson Jan Wittry says NASA is leveraging existing hardware and developing the reactor system "to deliver a flight system and prove a capability essential to sustained lunar operations, future Mars missions, and the next era of exploration"

Cosmonauts on ISS use AI to create reports

Engineers on Earth and astronauts in space are working with new technologies to create and upgrade machinery, Deputy CEO of the Roscosmos State Space Corporation Sergey Krikalev added

Gonets satellite modem successfully passes tests — Roscosmos

The state corporation noted that the new modem is six times more compact than the previous version and can be successfully integrated into any equipment

Cosmonaut Anna Kikina speaks about first moments on ISS

Kikina, TASS's special correspondent on the ISS, says she is "full of strength, energy, and inspiration" for her work

Roscosmos-NATO heads’ relations indicate excellent prospects — Russian cosmonaut

Oleg Kononenko noted that Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman have a good relationship

Anna Kikina becomes first female TASS correspondent on board ISS

A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur spaceport on July 14 carrying the primary crew of the ISS’ 75th long-duration expedition

Extending ISS operation until 2030 to smooth transition for next station — cosmonaut

Head of the Yury Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Oleg Kononenko said that each additional year in orbit provides the foundation for developing technologies and completing scientific cycles that would be irrational to interrupt