Dmitry Rogozin has been dismissed as director general of Roscosmos [Updated], Ars Technica “This brings an end to Rogozin’s tumultuous career at Roscosmos, where he directly worked with the leaders of other international space agencies, including NASA and other International Space Station partners such as Europe, Canada, and Japan. Since the invasion of Ukraine, Rogozin has been increasingly bellicose and made numerous threats about Russian participation in the station. While […]
Keith’s note: According to the NASA TV schedule: “Friday, June 3 5:15 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the ISS Progress 81 cargo craft (Launch scheduled at 5:32 a.m. EDT)” Apparently NASA is going to air live video that clearly shows a rocket with Russian propaganda regarding the war in Ukraine on its side in immense, hard to miss lettering. Really NASA? The Soyuz 2.1A rocket with Progress MS-20 […]
Decision on space station’s service limit depends on situation regarding Russia – Rogozin, TASS “Russia will make a decision on the future of the International Space Station (ISS) based on the developments regarding the country, Head of Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin said in an interview with TASS on Friday. “We should not hustle now declaring our stance and will carry on with our work within the timeframe […]
Redirecting ESA programmes in response to geopolitical crisis “ESA will discontinue cooperative activities with Russia on Luna-25, -26 and -27. As with ExoMars, the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the resulting sanctions put in place represent a fundamental change of circumstances and make it impossible for ESA to implement the planned lunar cooperation. However, ESA’s science and technology for these missions remains of vital importance. A second flight opportunity has […]
Roscosmos to wait for ISS partners’ response until end of March – chief, TASS “Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said he would wait until the end of March for the response from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Canadian Space Agency and the European Space Agency to his demand to lift sanctions against Russian enterprises. “We will wait until the end of March. The lack of response or a […]
ICYMI @Roscosmos boss @Rogozin apparently does not like what @StationCDRKelly has to say. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/FaX4Ua075a — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 7, 2022
Russian gov't-controlled RIA Novosti @rianru posted a video on Telegram made by @Roscosmos where cosmonauts say goodbye to Mark Vande Hei on #ISS, depart, and then the Russian segment detaches from the rest of ISS. @Rogozin is clearly threatening the ISS program. #NASA #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/fj2coK1xR1 — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 5, 2022
More threats by @Rogozin over Russia's attack on #Ukraine "Roskosmos has warned OneWeb that if it does not provide a guarantee that its satellites will not be used for military purposes by 21:30 Moscow time on March 4, then the Soyuz-2.1b rocket will be removed from the launch." https://t.co/ZrXBdU5Dfb — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 2, 2022 Now @Rogozin is making demands on the ownership of companies like @OneWeb who have […]
Keith’s note: First Dmitry Rogozin tweets ???? ??????????? ?????????? ????? ????? ??????????? ?????????????? ?????????? ?? ???, ?? ????????????? ?????????????, ???????????? ????????????? ??????? “???? ??” ? ?? ????? ???????? ??????? ????????? “????-2” ? ???????????? ?????????? ? ???? ??????????? ????????? ????????, … Google translation: If European astronauts want to be able to get to the ISS on their own, then the use of the proven, most reliable Soyuz MS manned spacecraft with […]
Russia, Once a Space Superpower, Turns to China for Missions, NY Times “Now, the future of the Russian space program rests with the world’s new space power, China. After years of promises and some limited cooperation, Russia and China have begun to draw up ambitious plans for missions that would directly compete with those of the United States and its partners, ushering in a new era of space competition that […]
