
Parachute drops and testing of the new manned reusable transport ship are planned for the fall of 2026.
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov announced plans to conduct parachute tests of a new manned reusable spacecraft in the fall of 2026 in the Far East.
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The general director of Roscosmos announced plans to conduct parachute tests of a new manned reusable transport ship.
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov announced plans to conduct parachute tests of a new manned reusable transport ship.
The parachute drop and testing of the ship are scheduled for the fall of 2026 in the Far East in Russia.
MOSCOW, September 22 - RIA Novosti. Parachute tests of the new manned spacecraft are planned for the fall of 2026, said Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov.
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NASA chief Jared Isaacman called on the agency to be more selective in its approach to international partners due to competition with China and Russia for the resources of the lunar south pole.

The Crew-13 mission with Russian cosmonaut Sergei Teteryatnikov on the Crew Dragon spacecraft will depart for the ISS on October 1 from Cape Canaveral.

The Roscosmos state corporation announced on Telegram that Soyuz-2.1a rockets will continue to be used to launch unmanned spacecraft and manned flights to the International Space Station. It is noted that the Soyuz-2.1b rocket has a more energy-efficient RD0124 engine and is adapted for Progress MS cargo ships. Earlier, Dmitry Bakanov said that tests of the new manned spacecraft are planned for the fall.

The operation of the International Space Station will be extended for two years until 2030 at the request of the American side. This was stated by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Bakanov at a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

The Russian Federation and the United States will agree to extend the operation of the ISS for two years, until 2030. According to Roscosmos, this will not affect the schedule for the creation of the Russian orbital station.

During the new recruitment process, the Russian cosmonaut corps received a record number of applications - 12 thousand. Of these, 350 people have already passed the initial selection, said Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov.