Russian Space Program: News & Discussion #1

George1 wrote:More space program cuts..

Russia to give up Moon, Mars missions witout support from Europe

"The launches will be implemented only with the participation of the European Space Agency in the project," says the note to the Moon-29/Moon-Grunt and Bumerang projects

More:
http://tass.ru/en/science/849578

Meanwhile, the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to launch the first part of its ExoMars mission on March 14, with the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) taking off on a seven-month journey towards Mars to look for sources of methane.

Vann7 wrote:

Meanwhile the European Union will launch a probe to mars without Russia.

Meanwhile, the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to launch the first part of its ExoMars mission on March 14, with the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) taking off on a seven-month journey towards Mars to look for sources of methane.

Mr Putin the shorsight president needs to stop thinking in cooperation with their "partners"
in space. and kick his own ass real hard ,and start developing a robust space programs that goes beyond a taxi to the ISS. Cutting the budget on their Space program is the most ridiculous and stupid thing they could have done..and giving up in Mars and Moon ,unless Europe goes with them. Thats totally stupid. Russia will never be taken seriously ever as long it continues depending in the west and not showing that Russia is a leader that can truly be an alternative to US in space and technology development.

sepheronx wrote:I got a question:

Now that Roscosmos is classified as a company and can seek contracts and what not, what do you think will happen with the small manufacturers of satellites in Russia like Sputnik?  I figure they either cooperate in producing cheaper satellites and miniture ones, or end up getting bought out.

Interested what you guys think.

"One of the works and one use of combat robots, it is not only the battlefield, it is, above all, space", - said Dmitry Rogozin


KLIMOVSK /Moscow region/, February 13. /TASS/. Work has begun on the avatar creation (remotely controlled robot), which in future can become one of the crew members of the Russian national space station. This was announced on Saturday by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.


"One of the works and one use of combat robots, it is not only the battlefield is first of all space, - said Deputy Prime Minister. Today is set to work on creating avatar, which will be one of the crew members of the future Russian national orbital station".
Rogozin said that such a development will allow without a special space suit to go into space and under the control of the operator-cosmonaut protected, to make particularly complex operations on Board the spacecraft. "In General, we believe that humanoid robots with computer vision and artificial intelligence perspective, this is no fairy tale, this is what we actually are moving systematically in order to create not only weapons capable of defending Russia, but also civilian technologies that will enable us to become a great country not only by physical power but also in its unique intelligence," - said Rogozin.
He noted that one of the driving started technical progress is laziness and the other is envy. "From sloth had created the wheel because I was too lazy to walk from laziness had created machines, all kinds of elevators, etc., ironically added Rogozin. But we are tired of be jealous of to leading American laboratories, based at the University centers, which makes robotics unique".



He stressed that if the Russian defense industry today makes the best combat aircraft in the world, we can make robot for civilian use. The Foundation for advanced studies has demonstrated two prototypes. One of them is technological model of the end portion anthropomorphic platform, designed for fine manipulation in gauge, Supervisory and Autonomous control modes. Remote control of the platform is performed from a control suit that reads the fine motor skills of the neck, shoulders, wrist and fingers. This creates the effect of presence of the operator at the place of action. Saw a mock-up showed the skills of driving. Another development is the anthropomorphic platform, designed to handle systems of dynamic equilibrium, dynamic and challenging step of coordinating manipulators. The platform is simultaneously operated and automated programs. This platform drops restores its upright position without operator intervention. Its objective function is associated with subtle manipulation tool with various objects and vehicles. Shows the sample with the operator simulated the operation of the welder

Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/kosmos/2665228

George1 wrote:Russian scientists to test improved ballistic missiles as near-Earth asteroid killers

More:
http://tass.ru/en/science/855968

Russia's Roscosmos Space Agency published a video on YouTube revealing sounds of the cosmos.

Various sounds such as those emitted by pulsars, the Sun, Jupiter and its moon Ganymede, black holes, the Aurora Borealis and interstellar space have been recorded by Roscosmos with the help of special radio telescopes.

Russian experts said that these sounds can't be heard in the conditions of the space vacuum. For example, solar flares, the collision of asteroids and explosions of stars occur in complete silence.

MOSCOW, 2 Mar — RIA Novosti. Nuclear power installation, created in the Russian Federation jointly by Rosatom and the Russian Federal space Agency, will allow us to reach Mars within an unprecedented short period of time — about one and a half months, said the General Director of Rosatom Sergey Kiriyenko.
"Today's installation space allow us to reach Mars within a year and a half without possibility to return back and without the possibility of maneuvering once they are accelerated further and are on the path," — said Kiriyenko on Wednesday, speaking in the Federation Council.
"The installation of a nuclear engine will allow us to reach Mars within a month and a half and come back, because it retains the ability to maneuver," — said the head of Rosatom.