Death in the absence of gravity and atmospheric pressure Before we discuss how to handle a space corpse, let’s think about what might happen if death occurred in a place without gravity and atmospheric pressure. Let us consider a hypothetical situation. An astronaut – let’s call her Lisa – is outside the space station doing … Read more
The sun is the main star of our planetary system. All local planets, their satellites, as well as asteroids and other space objects orbit it. From it we get not only light and heat, but also different weather conditions. What can we say, the state of the sun directly affects the well-being of some people! … Read more
Five guys and a machine gun Lebedinsky GOK employees competed at the Lesnaya Skazka base. The first task – disassembly-assembly of the machine AK-74 – familiar to anyone who has participated for more than a year. The whole team is involved: the last time is registered by the last “fighter”. This year, representatives of the … Read more
In late April, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin unveiled two provisions in the national space strategy. First, China invites cosmonauts from all countries to join projects at China’s Tiangong Orbital Station, which will begin operating normally by the end of 2022. And second, space exploration should be conducted jointly, by combining efforts from the … Read more
Donald Trump has now promised another $ 1.6 billion from NASA’s budget to return to space in a big way, first to the moon and then to Mars. Fortunately, the Russian authorities have not made such statements and in principle they are trying to stay closer to Earth in space. But still almost 182 billion … Read more
On the eve of Cosmonautics Day, space-themed events are being held in Kuzbass. And on the holiday itself, the international festival “Night of Yuri Gagarin” will be held. The festival brought together many different and educational initiatives. All events are supported by the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO. Sergei Volkov, Russia’s hero and … Read more
From 13 to 15 May, the Cosmonautics and Aviation Center at VDNKh will host excursions in the space posts. Station “Mir” and others “,” Satellites. Earth from space “, lectures” Invented space. Vladimir Vernadsky, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Kazimir Malevich, Alexei Tolstoy, Georgy Krutikov, The Future of Astronomy, and Saturday coffee at Cosmos. Participation in all activities … Read more
Anatoly Sudakov spoke about the climate of Volgograd in the past, present and future. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin / City News May 15 is International Climate Day. The purpose of this environmental date is to draw the attention of national governments and international organizations to one of the most important problems of our time – the … Read more
Polaris Dawn will fly three times as high as the ISS runway. The team of four people who will fly on the upcoming fully civilian Polaris Dawn mission is scheduled to begin training this month for the first commercial spacewalk ever. Jared Isaacman announced this on his Twitter. The artist’s impression of the spacewalk as … Read more
For several years, researchers have dreamed of looking into the heart of the Milky Way. Surprisingly, their dream came true: with the help of the network of observatories in the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project, astronomers published the first ever image of Sagittarius A * – a supermassive black hole in the center of the … Read more