NASA considers it possible to operate ISS until 2028

NASA hopes to be able to support the operation of the ISS at least until 2028, reports TASS.

This was reported by US administration representative Stephanie Schirholz during a conversation with agency correspondents.

Earlier, Roskosmos said that the operation of the Russian segment of the ISS after 2024 creates additional risks due to the aging of a significant part of its equipment. In this regard, it was proposed to create a Russian manned space complex in low earth orbit.

Commenting on this post, Schirholz said that NASA expects to be able to keep the ISS functioning until at least 2028. or more. At the same time, the department continues to update the technical analysis of the lifespan of the space station.

According to an administration spokesperson, NASA's goal is a continuous presence in low Earth orbit so that it can move from the ISS to another platform. form that will allow this work to continue.

Recall that earlier the leader of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin & nbsp; denied & nbsp; the information that he would be ready to extend the operation of the International Space Station until 2030. He also said that Russia's withdrawal from the ISS project & nbsp; depends & nbsp; US decisions on sanctions against the Progress RCC. and TsNIIMash.

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In the USA, a bottle of champagne broke on the side of a new submarine for the third time

During the christening ceremony of the new US nuclear submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795), a bottle of champagne was only smashed at the third attempt, reports Interfax. & nbsp; It should be noted that the mission was given to the daughter of the former Chief of Staff of the US Navy, Jonathan Greenert. Sarah Greenert hit the side of the sub with the bottle twice, but the container didn't break. The bottle was only broken after the instructions of the military. & nbsp; The incident took place in Groton, Connecticut. The new submarine was built by General Dynamics. Sarah Greenert is his employee. & Nbsp; Traditionally, a bottle of champagne is broken on the hull of a new submarine. Sailors think that an unbreakable bottle is a bad sign for a ship. & nbsp; The Virginia IV-class Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) multipurpose nuclear submarine, after entering the US Navy, will carry torpedoes and 12 Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range of 1.6 thousand kilometers. The displacement of the submarine reaches 7.8 thousand tons, and its length is about 115 meters. & nbsp; Previously, it had been reported that the US Army, during testing of the aircraft carrier, caused an earthquake. It was caused by an explosion on the high seas during testing of the USS Gerald R. Ford.

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How to behave as a witness?

During the investigation, the procedural status may change. In order not to & nbsp; become a suspect or an accused in a & nbsp; criminal case, it is important to know how to behave if you are questioned in & nbsp; as a witness.

In order that the investigator could not use the information received during the interrogation to change the status, it is necessary that a lawyer be present during the interview. questioning. Section 56 & nbsp; Code of Criminal Procedure of the Russian Federation & nbsp; established that a witness has the right to appear with & nbsp; him for & nbsp; examination.

What to do if a lawyer is absent for & nbsp; interrogation?

If the interrogation has started, and & nbsp; you & nbsp; realize the need for a lawyer be the appearance of a lawyer. Demand to register this petition in the & nbsp; protocol, the investigator is obligated to satisfy her.

If & nbsp; and & nbsp; for some reason it is not possible to ensure the presence of your lawyer & nbsp; and & nbsp; you & nbsp; are ready to participate independently in the interrogation of & nbsp;, try to do the following:

  • give precise answers to & nbsp; specific questions from the investigator … Do not & nbsp; be talkative, don't & nbsp; enter & nbsp; long reasoning and & nbsp; do not & nbsp; tell more about & nbsp; that people do not ask you;
  • refer to & nbsp; that you don't remember how it was, if you & nbsp; are not sure to have to answer & nbsp; to this or that question, or that & nbsp; don't know how to answer & nbsp; he;
  • ask to enter & nbsp; the minutes of all the participants in the interrogation;
  • after questioning, study the minutes, pay attention to the & nbsp; correspondence to the validity of the date and time of the interrogation;
  • require to make changes if the investigator recorded in the & nbsp; protocol responses to & nbsp; questions & nbsp; not & nbsp; the way you & nbsp; answered it, or made comments with your own hand, indicating in the & nbsp; ; protocol, as in reality you & nbsp; answered this or that & nbsp; one or the other & nbsp; ;
  • ask the investigator for a copy of the protocol.

Can you & nbsp; refuse to testify?

Based on & nbsp; art. & nbsp; 51 & nbsp; Constitution & nbsp; RF & nbsp; a person is not obliged to testify against himself, his spouse and & nbsp; relatives (parents, children, adoptive parents, adopted children, brothers and sisters, grandfather, grandmother, grandchildren).

In the interrogation protocol of & nbsp;, it should be recorded that the refusal was made on the basis of the article, otherwise the document could state that the citizen refused to respond to & nbsp; questions asked. & Nbsp; In a criminal case, such a response can lead to & nbsp; to testify.

What other rights does a & nbsp; witness ?

According to article 56 & nbsp; ; of the Code of Criminal Procedure & nbsp; a witness has the right:

  • to testify in & nbsp; his native language or in the language he & nbsp; speak;
  • use the help of an interpreter for free;
  • call an interpreter participating in & nbsp; his questioning;
  • to file requests and & nbsp; to make a complaint about & nbsp; actions (inaction) and & nbsp; decisions of the interrogator, the head of the investigation unit, the head of the investigation body, investigating body, investigator, prosecutor and & nbsp; court;
  • to be queried with & nbsp; ; in accordance with & nbsp; part five of article 189 of this code;
  • to request the application of the security measures provided for in the third part of article 11 & nbsp; of this Code.

In this case, the witness is not & nbsp; allowed :

  • to evade & nbsp; appearing on & nbsp; summons an investigator, investigator or & nbsp; court;
  • deliberately giving false testimony or refusing to testify
  • disclosing the data of the preliminary investigation, of which he became aware & nbsp; as part of & nbsp; participation in & nbsp; procedure on a & nbsp; criminal case, if he & nbsp; has been warned of & nbsp; in advance in the & nbsp; procedure established by article 161 of this Code.

How long the interrogation lasted in & nbsp; as a witness?

According to the article & nbsp; 187 & nbsp; of the Code of Criminal Procedure & nbsp; interrogation cannot & nbsp; last more than 4 & nbsp; continuous hours. Further questioning is permitted after a break not exceeding a & nbsp; less than & nbsp; one hour, and the total duration of the interrogation in & nbsp; during the day can & nbsp; exceed 8 & nbsp; time.

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Why do letter carriers need bulletproof vests?

“Argumenty i Fakty” weekly n ° 30. On what margins have the low prices been lost? 07/28/2021

Is it true & nbsp; is it true that postmen will deliver newspapers in & nbsp; bulletproof vests?

Information about & nbsp; that the Russian Post buys 198 bulletproof vests for its employees with & nbsp; additional plates in the chest and & nbsp; back of & nbsp; 3.5 & nbsp; mln. rub., appeared in & nbsp; Telegram channels. And & nbsp; it turned out to be true, only they will not be dressed in & nbsp; factors, but in & nbsp; blue postal machine drivers delivering money from & nbsp; banks in & nbsp; post offices. “ It's no secret that they carry large sums of cash on boarding delivery days. We have & nbsp; decided to strengthen security measures after several incidents & raquo ;, & nbsp; & mdash; AiF reported in the company & nbsp ;. To begin with, they want to issue bulletproof vests to collectors in Moscow and Petersburg. Letter carriers transporting pensions and correspondence to apartments will only buy new bags made of waterproof fabric. Neither bicycles nor scooters they are not yet supposed.

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Roskosmos: ISS operation expected to be completed by 2028

The Scientific and Technical Council of Roscosmos recommended that work on the creation of a technical design for a new orbital station be included in the Federal Space Program – 2025.

According to the Roscosmos press service, the recommendation was made to exclude risks related to the technical condition of the Russian segment of the ISS and the planned completion of its operation of the ISS. ; here 2028.

It is noted that RSC Energia; will analyze the condition of the Russian segment of the station and take action to keep it functioning when creating a new one. In addition, a scenario for the completion of the ISS operation agreed with the partners will be developed.

This spring it was reported that the state of the International Space Station left a lot to be desired, so that the Russian Federation could focus on establishing its own orbital station. Energy company is expected to ensure the preparation of the first base module for the new station in 2025, its preliminary design will begin before the end of this summer.

Earlier on Saturday, July 31, Russian cosmonauts reported a pressure drop in the ISS Module due to an air leak … The pressure in the transition chamber of the Zvezda module, where the cracks were discovered, fell to 154 mm Hg. Roskosmos promised it would be brought to normal values ​​within 24 hours.

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Rogozin announced the purification of the atmosphere in the “Science” module

The head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said that in the module “ Science & # 39; & # 39; the atmosphere has been cleaned.

The module, according to Rogozin, has been successfully integrated into the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

As the manager wrote in his Telegram channel, the final air samples were taken which showed the standard.

The mod was released to the ISS on July 21, 29th, it successfully docked to the Zvezda mod. However, the science behind the engines unexpectedly started due to a software crash.

As a result, the opening of the hatches has been postponed to July 30. The day before it was reported the successful opening of the hatch in the module. Russian cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrovnik, who are at the station, entered the multipurpose laboratory module for the first time.

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Astronauts Report Pressure Drop in ISS Module Due to Air Leak

The ISS crew reported that in the transition chamber of the Zvezda module, where air is leaking due to a crack, the pressure fell to 154 mm Hg, writes Gazeta.ru.

As Dmitry Rogozin, the general manager of Roscosmos wrote in his microblog on Twitter, the pressure drop is predictable and is not associated with the docking of the module Multipurpose Laboratory (MLM) Science.

According to him, according to reports of the main operators on the pressure in the intermediate chamber of the Zvezda module, on July 14 it was 473 mm, on July 20 & ndash; 273 mm, July 25 & ndash; 200 mm, July 28 & ndash; 167 mm, and on July 29 & ndash; 160 mm Hg.

During the active phase of the work to eliminate the causes of air leakage, the pressure in the chamber was 405 mm Hg.

In March, cosmonauts completed repair and restoration work in the module, covering two cracks in the ISS with putty, but the pressure kept dropping.

A air leak on the ISS occurred in September 2019. In August-September 2020, the crew closed the station module hatches twice to check their tightness. The leak turned out to be in the middle chamber of the Russian Zvezda module.

Russia and the United States have created a joint task force to find out the reasons for the incident.

Recall, July 21 MLM Nauka; was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. On July 29, it docked at the Zvezda module. ISS. Science later learned that the engines started unexpectedly. According to NASA, the incident presented no danger to the crew. Rogozin also said that everything was in order aboard the ISS.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky reported that when opening the hatch of the Nauka bolt module flew.

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In the Russian Federation, until December 31, the simplified procedure for registering the unemployed was extended

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishoustine signed a decree extending the simplified procedure for registering unemployed people until December 31, 2021. This was reported on July 31 & nbsp; by the press service of the government of the Russian Federation. & Nbsp;

The message clarifies that citizens do not need to go to employment services on their own. The current procedure provides for the possibility of applying for registration through the “ Work in Russia '' website. and apply for an allowance through your personal account on the portal of state services.

For the current year, the maximum amount of unemployment benefit is 12,130 rubles, the minimum & ndash; 1,500 rubles.

Earlier & nbsp; The Ministry of Labor reported a 60% decrease in the number of unemployed in Russia & nbsp; since the start of the year. & Nbsp; The ministry added that & nbsp; now the most in demand are skilled workers in industry, construction and transport.

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Drivers' health certificates will automatically be sent to the Ministry of the Interior – media

It is assumed that the innovation will enter into force in March 2022. If the amendments to the law` `On road safety '' will be accepted, the Ministry of Health will automatically send the Ministry of Interior the necessary certificates to obtain and renew a driver's license.

Additionally, clinics will be able to send emails about this through the State's Unified Health Information System to law enforcement agencies when they identify dangerous diseases. for driving. The traffic police will suspend the driving license. If a person gets behind the wheel, he incurs a fine of 5,000 to 15,000 rubles. The list of illnesses for which it is forbidden to have a driver's license includes vision problems, limb inoperability, alcoholism, drug addiction and other illnesses, states the publication.

If driving restrictions are identified, a person will be offered new rights with a corresponding mark … If driving is prohibited, the rights are voided.

The traffic police expressed the opinion that the innovation will help to optimize the interaction between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Interior, this which will positively affect the state of road safety.

Earlier it became known that the Home Office plans to jam cell phones when passing a driver's license exam. This innovation is going to be introduced in order to exclude the intervention of unauthorized persons during the examination.

At the end of June, the Home Office announced its intention to start using from 2025 upon passing the exam for rights & nbsp; cars with a complex software and hardware.

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NASA shares plans for the future of ISS after 2024

NASA spokesman Daniel Huot said the United States and international partners are committed to funding the International Space Station until at least 2024, reports RIA Novosti.

“ NASA and our international partners are committed to funding until at least 2024 and will work with their stakeholders on the possibility of future plans for the ISS & # 39; & # 39; # 39 ;, & mdash; he said.

Recall that the previous US administration announced its intention to stop state funding for the ISS after 2025, suggesting that after this period, companies private companies will support the operation of the station.

Previously, the managing director of the state-owned Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin indicated that the first single-turn spacecraft is expected to be sent to the ISS in 2022.

< p> As a reminder, Roscosmos plans to launch a new orbital station, which & nbsp; can stay in low earth orbit forever. & nbsp; AiF.ru understood & nbsp; the meaning of the term 'perpetual station' and the future of ISS.

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