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On April 8, SpaceX launched its Crew Dragon Endeavor manned spacecraft with private astronauts on board to the International Space Station (ISS). The flight is organized by Axiom Space, a startup that bookings from SpaceX and coordinates ISS flights with NASA for anyone who can afford it. The multinational crew of the Ax-1 mission is […]
The head of the Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin took up his role again. This time, he is conveniently distorting reality to impress Chinese officials and persuade them to help Russia with its space program, which has largely lost international support since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In an interview with China’s state-run CGTN, Rogozin said […]
Russia has once again threatened to suspend cooperation with the West under the International Space Station (ISS) program. Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin is demanding the lifting of sanctions against his country. Dmitry Rogozin, head of Russia’s Federal Space Agency Roscosmos, has condemned sanctions imposed by the United States, Japan, Canada, and the European Union […]
As part of the Commercial Resupply Services-2 (CRS-2) contract, the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has ordered six cargo missions to the International Space Station (ISS) from Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. The American company Northrop Grumman also received an order for six flights to the Near-Earth Station and will share the contract budget […]
After the start of Russia’s open invasion of Ukraine, Dmitry Rogozin threatened the United States to terminate the contract for the operation of the ISS. Ars Technica space editor Eric Berger, who also holds an astronomer’s degree from the University of Texas, analyzed the technical and legal possibilities of Russia’s withdrawal from the Intergovernmental Agreement […]