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Is space the Ukraine war’s final frontier?

US astronaut Mark Vande Hei has become a pawn in a major intergalactic battle where rules of engagement are complex and political. Samuel Fishwick on the race for peace in the cosmos

Evening Standard · Mar 22, 2022

Elon Musk Reacts To Claims Of Google Translate Trolling Russia's Space Chief On Twitter

Tweets from Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin seem to be getting lost in translation, according to writer Ashlee Vance, as Google seems to be "having a go" at Russia's space chief who recently traded barbs with Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: 

Benzinga · Mar 22, 2022

Sunil Mittal-backed OneWeb ties up with Elon Musk’s SpaceX after Russian agreement suspended

NEW DELHI: OneWeb, the satellite telephony company backed by Sunil Mittal’s Bharti group and the UK government, has partnered Elon Musk's SpaceX -- its potential business rival globally -- for launching satellites after the Russia-Ukraine crisis saw the suspension of its plans from Russia's Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022

New Russian cosmonaut team welcomed aboard International Space Station

Three Russian cosmonauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, docking their Soyuz capsule with the outpost for a mission that continues a 20-year shared Russian-U.S. presence in orbit despite tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Mar 18, 2022

European Space Agency suspends €1bn Mars mission with Russia

The ESA has commissioned a study of how to get ExoMars off the ground without Roscosmos involvement

The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2022

Russian invasion of Ukraine derails a vital mission to find alien life on Mars

The war in Ukraine and subsequent international sanctions on Russia have forced the European Space Agency to suspend collaboration with Russia on missions to space.

Inverse · Mar 17, 2022

Ride-share return from space station on Russian Soyuz still on track - NASA

A U.S. astronaut is still slated to share a ride back from the International Space Station with two cosmonauts aboard their Soyuz capsule later this month, despite U.S.-Russian antagonism over the war in Ukraine, NASA officials said on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 15, 2022

The functioning of the ISS after sanctions

Will the U.S.’s stiff curbs on Russia affect their collaboration on the International Space Station?

The Hindu · Mar 14, 2022

One drastic action from Germany left a Russian telescope in the dark

Germany is flexing its muscles by shutting down an instrument on the eROSITA satellite, ruining the ability of Russia to look at black holes.

Inverse · Mar 12, 2022

Russia Says Sanctions Could Threaten Space Hub

Russia’s space agency has sent NASA and other international partners a letter demanding an end to sanctions, saying they could threaten the International Space Station. In a tweet Saturday, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said the letter appealed to the space agencies of the United States, Canada and Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 12, 2022