Russia
Could tensions over Ukraine hit space?
Posted in Business on 19th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller
The space race was a time of rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union, but could divisions form in space again?
A US Senate Panel Just Set Aside 9.4 Million to Build a Putin-Free Rocket
Posted in Science on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Could the budgetary shot in the arm the US space program so desperately needs come from rising tensions between Russia and the US?
Russian Bluster Aside, What Will Become Of The ISS?
Posted in Business on 20th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Russia's recent threat to leave the space station by 2020 was in fact the original plan.
Russia Loses $275M Satellite in Latest Rocket Failure
Posted in Hardware on 16th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
A Russian rocket carrying a $275 million satellite failed and burned up shortly after launch on Friday, the latest in a series of setbacks for Russia's once-pioneering space industry.
Russia's New Space Sanctions Mean SpaceX Is About to Get Paid
Posted in Science on 14th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
The current announcement is a promise to stop working with the US six years from now.