space environment №173 13.12.2017 (2017)

International Conference "Space as a business" (Ilya Kopelevich, Igor Komarov, Andrey Ivanov, Rano Juraeva, Nikolay Sevastyanov).

One line:

- Preparations for the launch of the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft are being completed at Baikonur;

- In January 2018, SpaceX plans to launch the Falcon Heavy super-heavy launch vehicle;

- S7 Group plans to resume rocket launches from the Sea Launch platform;

- The UAE is preparing for the first selection of 4 astronauts;

- The causes of the emergency situation during the launch on November 28, 2017 on the Eastern;

- Russia will create a laser navigation system on the moon.

Chronograph: The Last People on the Moon (from the history of the 6th and last mission with Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt).

Astrophoto of the week: the moon setting over the Italian Alps, the lunar halo in Guatemala during the eruption of the Fuego volcano, the northern lights on the Lofoten Islands.