Russia

Ukraine conflict: Meet the amateur drone pilots defending the border with Russia

by

As tensions rise in Ukraine with Russian troops arriving at the border in increasing numbers, a small army of amateur engineers is monitoring events using homemade drones equipped with sensors and old Soviet missiles Technology 11 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Members of the Aerorozvidka organisation use custom-built drones to monitor the Ukrainian border Aerorozvidka … Read more

Russia aims to rekindle moon program with lunar lander launch this July

by

Russia is ready to reactivate its moon exploration agenda, a former Soviet Union enterprise that ended decades ago. The last in the series of pioneering Soviet robotic lunar missions was Luna 24, which sent about 6 ounces (170 grams) of moon material back to Earth in 1976. Russia’s planned Luna 25 mission is set to … Read more

Russia wants to speed up space station cargo deliveries with shorter, one-orbit flights

by

Roscosmos wants to speed up its deliveries to the International Space Station. The Russian space agency released a proposal to allow its Progress cargo ships to arrive in a single orbit, which would mean stuff would arrive at the orbiting complex only two hours after launch, the agency said. A statement on Roscosmos’ website says … Read more

Methane pollution: Russia and US top list of ultra-emitters in the gas and oil industry

by

Images captured by satellite have been run through an algorithm to automatically detect the biggest plumes of methane streaming from oil and gas facilities worldwide Environment 3 February 2022 By Adam Vaughan Example of a methane plume detected over the United States in satellite images from 2019 Kayrros, Inc.; Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, … Read more

Kazakhstan unrest not affecting Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport, Russia says

by

The current chaos in Kazakhstan isn’t seriously impacting the famous spaceport in the nation, Russian officials say. Spiking fuel prices spurred a wave of protests recently across Kazakhstan, an autocratic Central Asian nation that was once part of the Soviet Union. Some of those protests have turned violent, resulting in the deaths of dozens of … Read more

Russia launches heavy-lift Angara rocket on 3rd test flight, but misses intended orbit: reports

by

A year after its last launch, Russia’s newest rocket lifted off again — and things didn’t go entirely according to plan. The third test flight of the Angara A5 rocket took off from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northwestern Russia on Monday (Dec. 27). The launcher reached low Earth orbit but was unable to go higher as … Read more

Sputnik V: Why hasn’t the West embraced Russia’s covid-19 vaccine?

by

Scepticism in Western countries around Russia’s vaccine reflects politics not science – the Sputnik V vaccine has the highest protection against symptomatic disease of any covid-19 vaccine Health 10 December 2021