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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

Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov: Moscow will answer Washington for the expulsion of 27 diplomats from the United States Moscow will answer Washington for the expulsion of 27 Russian diplomats from the United States and against their will. This was stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Sergei Ryabkov, writes “Interfax”. “They were warned that in order to avoid further staff reductions, they must stop,” the agency quoted the diplomat as saying. Ryabkov stressed that the Russian side does not want a confrontation, but “cannot but respond in this genre.”