science in Russia

Air leak detected onboard ISS, flight continues

Air leak detected onboard ISS, flight continues

Russian state space corporation Roscosmos reported an air leak in its segment of the International Space Station (ISS). The leak was discovered during a regular checkup carried out by the crew. Roscosmos noted that the station …

Turbine ventilators to be made in Uzbekistan

Turbine ventilators to be made in Uzbekistan

Scientists from Uzbekistan, with the participation of Russian colleagues, are working on the creation of a domestic ventilator, operating at the expense of turbines. A prototype could be released at the end of the year.

Russian government ready to replace any imported technology

Russian government ready to replace any imported technology

Russia should be able to replace any imported technology, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said addressing the participants of the 2nd Congress of Young Scientists plenary session. "We must be able to replace any …

Putin promises to restore Russia's moon program

Putin promises to restore Russia's moon program

Russia will restore its moon program, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a ceremony of awarding of Russian cosmonauts at the Vostochny Cosmodrome Tuesday, adding that he is talking about the launch of the Luna-25 automatic spacecraft. …

Russian company Biocad starts trials of its COVID vaccine

Russian company Biocad starts trials of its COVID vaccine

Russian Health Ministry issued permission to the Biocad biological technology company to carry out clinical trials of a new coronavirus vaccine, the state drug registry indicates. According to the registry, the clinical trials aim to …

FMBA begins clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine

FMBA begins clinical trials of its coronavirus vaccine

Russia’s Federal Medical Biological Agency (FMBA) is launching clinical trials of its vaccine against coronavirus infection with the participation of 200 volunteers aged 18 to 60, the agency’s press service said on Monday. …

Progress MS-17 cargo vehicle docks with ISS

Progress MS-17 cargo vehicle docks with ISS

The Progress MS-17 transport cargo vehicle carrying more than 1.5 tonnes of dry cargo, fuel, and air reserves, docked with the Poisk module of the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday. The Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle was …

Roscosmos unable to launch some satellites due to sanctions

Roscosmos unable to launch some satellites due to sanctions

Russian space corporation Roscosmos will be unable to launch some satellites due to the lack of microchips that cannot be imported due to sanctions. "We have more than enough rockets, but there is nothing to put in space," …

Vitaly Naumkin turns 76

Vitaly Naumkin turns 76

Yesterday,  Vitaly Naumkin, the scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, celebrated his 76th birthday. For nine years Vitaly Vyacheslavovich has been closely …

Russia has begun spaceplane project

Russia has begun spaceplane project

Russia is developing a reusable spaceplane, a subsidiary of the Kalashnikov conglomerate, in Russia’s first such project since the late Soviet Union’s ill-fated Buran space shuttle. A full-size model of the plane was …

Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine approved for people over 60

Russia’s EpiVacCorona vaccine approved for people over 60

The EpiVacCorona coronavirus vaccine, developed by Russia’s State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology Vector, has been approved for people over 60, the national consumer health watchdog said in a statement on Friday. …