Day: November 29, 2021

RDIF announced the development of a Sputnik V modification against the omicron strain in February 2022 Head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF ) Kirill Dmitriev announced his readiness to create a new version of the Sputnik V vaccine to combat the omicron strain by February 2022. His words are reported by the Twitter account of the Sputnik V vaccine. “If modification is required, we will provide several hundred million booster doses of the modified Sputnik Omicron vaccine by February 20, 2022,” he said. At the same time, Dmitriev said that the center of Gamaleya believes that the already existing Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines should be effective against the new strain, as they have shown their effectiveness against previous mutations of the virus. >

Twitter shares rose 11 percent in November 29 trading dollar per share, according to data from the New York Stock Exchange. As of this writing, the price has dropped to $ 49.79.

Head of Roscosmos Rogozin: the Orlyonok spacecraft may appear in 2026-2027 The Orlyonok universal spacecraft, which in the cargo version will replace Progress, and in the manned version – Soyuz, may appear in 2026-2027, RIA Novosti reports the statement of the general director of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin. “I mean the creation of [ at the turn of 2026-2027] a universal ship in a cargo and manned version, “- said the head of the state corporation. According to TASS, the frequency of flights to the Russian Orbital Service Station (ROSS) under development will be higher than at present to the operating International Space Station (ISS), which is why the “Eaglet” “must be cheap.” According to Rogozin, the Rocket and Space Corporation RSC Energia “will definitely prescribe not only the ROSS architecture, but also how to fly there.” In October Rogozin announced that in 2023 flight tests of the Russian promising the

Spanish studio Nagami 3D printed a toilet out of medical waste Spanish design studio Nagami 3D printed a portable toilet … To create it, they collected waste from plastic medical equipment throughout Europe, writes Dezeen. The garbage was melted into printer cartridges and a portable booth was produced in three days. The dry closet consists of three parts – a drop-shaped body, a sliding curved door and a bucket for collecting solid waste. In addition to plastic, there are metal guides in the structure, due to which the door moves. The device has a special feature – it allows you to separately remove urine and compost faeces in a special container. Subsequently, waste products will become fertilizer for the soil at the installation site of the toilet. A test version of the booth was released on a robotic printer in Spanish Avila and installed on a construction site in the

Advisor to the head of Zelensky's office, Podolyak, assessed Erdogan's proposal for mediation The office of President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky supported the proposal of Turkish leader Recep Erdogan to mediate between Kiev and Moscow. This was reported by the Vesti.ua Telegram channel. Advisor to the head of the office, Mikhail Podolyak, said that Ankara's position is always specifically reasoned and taken into account by other players. “We very much appreciate this activity of President Erdogan and are grateful for it. And it would be right for the Russian side not to reject the mediating efforts of the Turkish President, “Podolyak said. Erdogan said that Turkey is ready to become a mediator in relations between Russia and Ukraine on the settlement of a potential conflict between them. “We will develop these negotiations both with Ukraine and with Mr. [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. We want us to participate in resolving this