sanctions

Safety of The ISS Has Once Again Been Threatened by Roscosmos Chief

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Western sanctions against Russia could cause the International Space Station (ISS) to crash, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos warned Saturday, calling for the punitive measures to be lifted.   According to Dmitry Rogozin, the sanctions, some of which predate Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, could disrupt the operation of Russian spacecraft servicing the ISS. … Read more

Russia Just Ceased Joint Experiments on The International Space Station

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Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, will no longer cooperate with Germany on science experiments aboard the Russian side of the International Space Station (ISS), it said in a tweet Thursday.    “The Russian space program will be adjusted against the backdrop of sanctions, the priority will be the creation of satellites in the interests of defense,” Roscosmos … Read more

Europe’s Mars rover will likely miss 2022 launch on Russian rocket due to Ukraine invasion sanctions

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Europe’s ExoMars rover, built to search for traces of life on the Red Planet, is unlikely to launch as planned in September aboard a Russian rocket as a result of sanctions rolled out by European countries in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine.  The ExoMars mission, which comprises the Trace Gas Orbiter (in orbit around … Read more

Ukraine invasion: Russian sanctions mean ESA’s Mars rover is unlikely to launch in 2022

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The European Space Agency is due to launch its Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover on a Russian rocket this September, while satellites belonging to a company part-owned by the UK government are set to catch a Russian ride on 4 March Space 25 February 2022 By Jonathan O’Callaghan An artist’s impression of the Rosalind Franklin rover, … Read more

Russia halts Soyuz rocket launches from South America over European sanctions on Ukraine invasion

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The Russian space agency Roscosmos is stopping all Soyuz rocket launches from Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana due to European Union sanctions on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  “In response to EU sanctions against our enterprises, Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners in organizing space launches from the Kourou cosmodrome and withdrawing its personnel, including … Read more

Russian space chief criticizes sanctions imposed by United States

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The head of Russia’s space agency warned Thursday (Feb. 24) that new sanctions imposed on his country could have dire consequences for the International Space Station program. “Do you want to destroy our cooperation on the ISS?” read one of the tweets from Roscosmos Director-General Dimitry Rogozin, which was translated by Rob Mitchell for Ars … Read more

New Russia sanctions won’t imperil ISS operations, NASA says

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The International Space Station program will continue business as usual, NASA assures us as the U.S. government levies new sanctions against Russia.   Russia invaded Ukraine today (Feb. 24) in a series of military attacks. This action, which sparked international criticism, also prompted new and severe sanctions, U.S. President Joe Biden announced in a public … Read more

US sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion will degrade Russian space program, Biden says

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Russia’s space program will degrade under new U.S. sanctions, U.S. President Joe Biden said today (Feb. 24).  Russia invaded Ukraine this week, launching military attacks in multiple cities that have so far killed at least 40 people, according to the Associated Press. World leaders around the globe have responded to the conflict, and Biden announced … Read more