News Archive / Tagged: Russia-Ukraine War

• Dmitry Rogozin ‘dismissed’ as head of Russian space agency

  Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2022

  The often antagonistic leader of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has been removed from his position and will be replaced.

• 48 more Starlink satellites launched by SpaceX

  Theresa CrossMarch 9th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted another group of Starlink satellites into orbit to add to the company’s internet constellation.

• Arianespace, OneWeb suspend Soyuz launches indefinitely

  Derek RichardsonMarch 4th, 2022

  In response to Russia withdrawing its Soyuz support personnel from Europe’s South American space port, Arianespace has suspended all future launches atop the Russian rocket.

• SpaceX orbits more Starlink satellites in its 9th launch of 2022

  Theresa CrossMarch 3rd, 2022

  Continuing the company’s rapid-fire schedule, SpaceX launched its ninth Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, sending another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit.

• Russia threatens to not launch OneWeb satellites

  Derek RichardsonMarch 2nd, 2022

  OneWeb has become the latest pawn of Roscosmos in the declining relations between Russia and the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

• ExoMars rover now ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022

  Cullen DesforgesMarch 1st, 2022

  In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency said its joint robotic ExoMars mission with Russia is unlikely to launch in 2022.