Russia throws doubt on joint lunar space station with U.S.: RIA, Reuters “Moscow may abandon a project to build a space station in lunar orbit in partnership with U.S. space […]
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Space Tensions Eased: Cosmonauts Love Ivanka
Ivanka Trump sent over the moon by Russian cosmonaut’s message from ISS, ABC 13 “Before ending the call, NASA commander Dr. Andrew Feustel said he would be remiss if he […]
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Russian Conspiracy Mongering In Space (Update)
NASA, Roscosmos Statement on International Space Station Leak “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin met for the first time yesterday via teleconference to discuss the status […]
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Roscosmos Is Investigating Potential Deliberate Soyuz Damage
Russia says space station leak could be deliberate sabotage, PhyOrg “Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin said the hole detected Thursday in a Russian space craft docked at the orbiting station […]
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Soyuz Leak Fixed With Gauze and Epoxy
Soyuz Leak Repaired On The International Space Station “The International Space Station’s cabin pressure is holding steady after the Expedition 56 crew conducted repair work on one of two Russian […]
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Dark Days Ahead For Russia's Space Program?
Russian editor: Our space program is entering the “Dark Ages”, Ars Technica “As soon as next year, the United States plans to stop paying hundreds of millions of dollars a […]
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NASA Has Soft Power Conversations With Sanctioned Head Of Roscosmos
New Head Of Roscosmos Is Under Formal U.S. Sanction, earlier post Issuance of a new Ukraine-related Executive Order; Ukraine-related Designations, U.S. Department of the Treasury: “ROGOZIN, Dmitry Olegovich (a.k.a. ROGOZIN, […]
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Russia Wants To Lead In Space By Spending Less Money On It
Putin says Russia needs to return its leadership in space exploration, TASS “Russia should make many steps forward to return its leading positions in space exploration, Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
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Is It Time To Work With China In Space?
Keith’s note: China is getting ready to launch a new space station which, when complete, will be on par with Mir with many capabilities similar to those offered by the […]
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New Head Of Roscosmos Is Under Formal U.S. Sanction
Putin appoints head of Roscosmos, TASS “Russian President Vladimir Putin has nominated former Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin to head the State Space Corporation Roscosmos. The meeting between Putin and Rogozin […]