Golden Dome: A Trillion for Ten Missiles
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of Trump's "Golden Dome" at $1,2 trillion over twenty years—seven times more expensive and seven times longer than promised, despite...
RD-171MV. One engine for three rockets.
On April 30, 2026, the Soyuz-5 launch vehicle took to the skies for the first time from Baikonur's 45th launch pad. This scheduled launch followed nine years of development, four postponements, and the world's most powerful...
American Jumpseat Satellites: The Big Ears of the Cold War
The US National Reconnaissance Office has declassified one of its most important spy satellites, Jumpseat. The technology is unusual both in its design and in its impact on...
Nuclear Night in Orbit
March 2026, Colorado Springs. The people who depend on navigation, communication, money, and the internet have played out a scenario in which all of this goes out within hours...
"Let's go!" and forever - 65 years of the flight that opened the space age
On April 12, 2026, the world celebrates the 65th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's flight—108 minutes that forever changed humanity's understanding of what was possible...
How to blow everything out of orbit?
The pros and cons of destroying the low-orbit satellite constellation of unfriendly countries...
Kessler syndrome will kill orbital satellite constellations.
The cascading self-replication of space debris, or Kessler syndrome, could bar the world from near-Earth orbit. The first warning signs have already sounded, and it's time to consider the future...
We can, when needed: the Rassvet satellite constellation from Bureau 1440
While everyone was watching events in the Middle East, Russia quite routinely launched the first production Rassvet satellites into orbit, which are intended to become a domestic equivalent of the American Starlink.
From space cabbies to space garbage collectors
Rumors and speculation about Russian space exploration may turn out to be the bitter truth...
Baikonur has reached the final stage, is it only Vostochny or a trampoline next?
On November 27, Russia entered a new phase of the space age – without manned launches and with a challenging outlook.
The Battle for the Moon, Which Russia Risks Losing
The United States and China are poised to begin full-scale exploration of Earth's natural satellite in the coming years. With varying degrees of success, the two powers are making plans to colonize the Moon. Russia...
Inversion proposes reusable Arc spacecraft for military logistics
American company Inversion Space Company is proposing a new means of military logistics. It is developing the Arc spacecraft, designed to deliver small cargo directly to...
SpaceX - on the edge of a spear, on the edge of a knife
The locomotive of the space industry at the beginning of the 21st century...
China's military satellite constellation and its capabilities
China has successfully built a large military and dual-use satellite constellation. It addresses a wide range of tasks, from navigation and communications to reconnaissance of ground and orbital objects.
How much does it cost to fly on a Falcon 9?
Some estimates suggest that Elon Musk could easily make handsome profits even from used Falcon 9 rockets....
Will the Starship-Super Heavy suborbital jump open up the cosmic horizons for us?
Starship Super Heavy did not make a historic flight at all, but a suborbital jump with a load of only 16 tons....
Starship-Super Heavy's Successful Flight: A New Reality That Will Change Everything
History is being made before our eyes, but what does it mean for us?...
Could Elon Musk Take Away America's Space?
On the role of SpaceX in the life of the USA and the role of the USA in the life of SpaceX...
Langoliers vs. Starlink
FPV CubeSats are a low-cost solution for clearing orbit from enemy satellites....
"Kupol-N": ground-based echelon for destroying enemy orbital infrastructure
Deployment of mobile and stationary high-power radar and optical countermeasures...
Explosion of the American satellite Intelsat 33e: accident, sabotage or use of anti-satellite weapons?
On October 19, 2024, the American commercial communications satellite Intelsat 33e exploded in geostationary orbit. The mass of the Intelsat 33e satellite was over six and a half tons....
ISS will be killed without Russia's participation
For a billion dollars, Elon Musk's company must destroy the ISS in 2030...
Russian space: will Yuri Alekseevich forgive us?
On the prospects for Russian cosmonautics in light of the latest news from Roscosmos...
Did you fly or did you fly by?
Prospects for Russian cosmonautics for the period “after the ISS”...