For the first time in history, ISS crew members tasted lettuce grown on the station. Experiments with plants in orbit have been carried out for a long time, but until now the results of the experiments have always been sent to Earth for further research. The tasting was attended by NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Chell Lindgren, as well as Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui. First, they ate the salad neat, and then added oil and vinegar dressing to it.

The CEO of the Russian Media Group, Sergei Kozhevnikov, was dismissed, his position was taken by Sergei Arkhipov. The corresponding decision was made at an absentee meeting of the company's board of directors. Kozhevnikov did not take part in the meeting. He promised to challenge the decision in court. In addition to Kozhevnikov, Development Director Mikhail Zotov and Financial Director Yana Ladzhu leave the Russian Media Group on August 10.

Shot: European Space Agency, Esa / YouTube The European Space Agency glued from photographs of the Mars Express automatic station, which is in Mars orbit, an animation of the planet. The pictures from which the video made were taken on May 25 and 26, 2015. As can be seen from the video, Mars periodically “floats” close to the camera: this is because the lowest part of the Mars Express orbit passes 298 kilometers from the surface of the planet. European Space Agency, Esa Mars Seen from Space

Rosselkhoznadzor published a video of the destruction of nectarines at the household waste training ground in the Leningrad region. More than 19 tons of fruit were dumped on a landfill and crushed by a bulldozer. The operation was carried out at night during a thunderstorm.

In the Istra reservoir, the bodies of all nine dead as a result of a collision between a Robinson helicopter and a Cessna hydroplane were found and raised to the surface. This is stated in the message of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. The UK made a preliminary picture of the incident. According to him, the hydroplane during the flight dropped too much and touched the propeller of the helicopter with a float. The accident happened while the helicopter was climbing.

On August 13, activists in Novosibirsk plan to hold a protest against the destruction of boycotted Western food imports. Roughly 40 people are expected to gather in a downtown city square. The demonstration is being organized by Yabloko, one of Russia’s longest standing liberal political parties. “Destroying food is a crime, especially when some of us are in need and can’t make ends meet, because of the high prices,” says Alexandra Nalobina, head of Yabloko’s regional branch.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, demanded that violators of traffic rules pay fines within one hour. If this requirement is not met, the violator's car will be sent to the parking lot. If the offender does not submit a receipt for payment of the fine within 24 hours, his car will be put up for sale.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev instructed to work out the issue of limiting the number of livestock in private farms. The instruction was given to the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Finance. Together with the executive authorities of the regions, they must prepare proposals on this issue by September 23, 2015. The reason for the need to limit the number of livestock in private farms is not specified.

How a father killed his own 6 kids, wife, and mother Photo: Alexander Volozhanin / RIA Novosti / Scanpix The city of Nizhny Novgorod recently witnessed a horrific mass murder that claimed the lives of six children, as well as the kids’ mother and grandmother. Police later detained the father, who’s suspected of committing the crime. Meduza summarizes the main facts of this tragedy. Chronology. On July 25, 2015, the children of the Belov family stopped coming to school.

The Open Library has released the schedule for the August Dialogues, a monthly series of public discussions. This time, the Dialogues will take place on Sunday, August 30, at the Mayakovsky Library in St. Petersburg. From 15.00 to 16.30 journalists Yulia Latynina and Alexander Nevzorov will talk, the topic of their dialogue is “The Fall of Empires”.

Varvara Melnikova, head of the Strelka Institute, has been appointed Managing Director of Afisha. She will replace Natalia Galkina, who has headed the company since 2013, in this position. The reasons for leaving Galkina are not called. The Rambler & Co report notes that Galkina is leaving to work on other projects. Varvara Melnikova's responsibilities will include asset management, brand development and team performance improvement.

The state search engine Sputnik ordered an increase in its audience on the public procurement portal. He is ready to pay 10 million rubles for this service. The contractor must increase the audience of Sputnik projects: News, Maps, Convenient Country, My Home, Medicine and Poster for Children, and so on. According to the representative of "Sputnik" Dmitry Chistov, the search engine is going to leave the beta version. “The next logical step is choosing an advertising agency.

The Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia has approved the sale of the Russian Media Group to FSUE Gosconcert to create a patriotic musical holding. The Federal Antimonopoly Service considered the application of Goskontsert for the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares of the holding, which includes five radio stations. The Russian Media Group unites Russian Radio, Hit FM, Maximum, DFM, as well as the RU.TV channel.

Photo: NASA Russian astronauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko went into outer space. They will work until 23:48 Moscow time. Cosmonauts should clean the porthole, photograph the outer surface of the Russian segment of the station, install the elements of fastening of the antennas of the interral radio line, and also photograph the scientific equipment Expose-R (this is a project to place organic and biological materials in open space).

Forbes-about the business empire of relatives of the former governor of the Krasnodar Territory Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov / Kommersant The revenue of the Kuban Holding "Agrookompleks" over 14 years of governorship Alexander Tkachev in the Krasnodar Territory increased from 800 million to almost 26.5 billion rubles, that is, 33 times.