space environment №215 19.12.2018 (2018)

The new commander of the ISS: Alexander Gerst handed over the post to Oleg Kononenko.

Conference "High Energy Astrophysics today and Tomorrow" at ICI RAS.

Interview: Rashid Syunyaev, Mikhail Pavlinsky.

"SpaceShipTwo is on the threshold of space, Virgin has conducted new tests of the ship.

Roscosmos, meeting of the Scientific and Technical Council; fragment of the report - Head of the Design Center for Rocket and Space Complexes of RSC Energia Igor Bogachev.

Japanese startup: custom meteor shower.

One line:

- Kuru, Soyuz-STA launch;

- NASA's Parker Solar Probe is operating normally;

- Planning the launch of Progress according to the twin-screw scheme;

- Preparation of the Atlas V launch vehicle.

Astrophoto of the week: galaxy NGC 3521 in the constellation Leo, the Moon in the solar corona, New Year's comet Virtanen in the Moscow region.