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From the most powerful radar to satellites in highly elliptical orbits, the architecture of the country's most complex defense mechanism

After the end of the Strategic Offensive Arms Reduction Treaty (START Treaty) The missile attack warning system remains an essential element of Russia's strategic security, experts interviewed by Izvestia note.

It is difficult to surprise with the developments of space technology today. Nevertheless, there are innovations for orbital flights that stand out for their unusual design. Can an air jet engine operate in orbit? Moreover, it can work indefinitely, and even without requiring fuel. Of course not, you might say. Nevertheless, it is possible. We will tell you more about the most unusual engines for the most promising space orbits.

A misinterpretation of one tweet by the head of SpaceX led the world's media to claim that he had "postponed the creation of a city on Mars." In reality, the dates named by Elon Musk suggest the opposite.

On February 7, in Kaluga, at the K.E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, an educational event "Night of Science" was held for the second time. This year's event was dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding cosmonaut and designer Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov.

February 7 this year marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Soviet cosmonaut Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov. He became the world's first civilian specialist to make a space flight, and the only non-partisan cosmonaut in the history of Soviet cosmonautics.

Instead of statements about a "hypothetical threat" from Russia, Finland and Sweden are now talking about preparations for a long-term confrontation. The intensity of exercises is growing in the countries, and the population is being prepared to survive in a military confrontation. Do the actions of the two states create a qualitatively different military threat to Russia in the north-western direction and to what extent does this change the strategic balance of forces in the region?

The dress rehearsal of refueling the SLS rocket with hydrogen confirmed an old truth of rocket science: the lightest fuel is the heaviest in operation. The ability of H2 to diffuse through metals is already high, and in a system with multiple valves, like the current NASA lunar rocket, the risk of this kind is especially high.

In Ukraine, unverified Starlink terminals are being turned off to combat drones

On February 1, SpaceX, at the request of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, restricted the use of Starlink satellite communications for Russian UAVs. According to Elon Musk, these measures have already brought results.

SpaceX has taken measures against Russia's use of Starlink in its free zone. Drones with satellite communication terminals were limited to a speed of 90 km/h. It is also planned to introduce "white lists" to block individual drones. At the same time, Kiev reported that these measures created problems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and the civilian population. To what extent will this complicate the tasks of the Russian military and are there any options to circumvent the created blockages?

They are inseparable from each other

On January 31, the Central House of Aviation and Cosmonautics hosted a round table on the topic: "Preservation and development of space facilities, aviation and cosmonautics of Russia: history and future". The participants discussed the strategy of preserving the historical heritage related to aviation and space, ways to integrate iconic objects into the urban environment and the possibilities of involving new generations in the history of space exploration.

The Swiss company S2A Systems, which monitors outer space, recently made a rather rare observation – it recorded in real time the destruction of a Russian satellite and the formation of a large cloud of debris after its death.

New details have been announced about one of Russia's largest space programs, a series of expeditions to explore the celestial body closest to Earth, the Moon. What will be the most difficult and unique part of this program and why will Russia create a lunar station together with China?

TNI: The Russian Tobol electronic warfare system poses a serious threat to NATO satellites

Russia has developed a new Tobol anti-satellite weapon capable of disabling NATO navigation and tracking systems, writes a TNI columnist. This electronic warfare system will not only be able to interfere with APU attacks, but also mislead the enemy with false signals.

On January 27 of this year, a NASA WB-57F aircraft made an emergency landing at Ellington Field airfield in Houston. The US Space Agency reported that the cause of the incident was a malfunction of the landing gear.

Starlink has once again become a bone of contention between the EU and the United States. Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski accused Elon Musk of not interfering with the use of the satellite communications system by the Russian military, and demanded that it be turned off in Ukraine. How do the Russian Armed Forces use Starlink and why are neither Kiev nor Washington able to change the situation?

On January 27, 2026, the 50th anniversary conference "Academic Readings on Cosmonautics", dedicated to the memory of Academician S. P. Korolev and other outstanding Russian scientists, pioneers of space exploration, opened at the Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

Kathleen Rubins spoke before the committee of the National Academies of the USA and told what is wrong with the new spacesuits for the near landing of Americans on the Moon. Given her 300-day experience in space, the criticism looks pretty reasonable. Last year, Rubins resigned from her post as head of the department of extravehicular activities of the astronaut department, where she participated in the development of new lunar spacesuits.

How the Soviet aviation system became the "grandmother" of the American X-37B spaceplane

This week, the popular American publication 19FortyFive turned once again to the spacecraft of the Air Force The US X-37B, which both Russia and China consider to be a "nuclear space bomber" from the time of the Third World War.

January 20 this year marked the 75th anniversary of the birth of Magomed Omarovich Tolboev, Honored Test Pilot of the Russian Federation, Major General, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Honorary President of Aviasalon, Hero of the Russian Federation. He spent more than 50 years in aviation and during his career tested 56 types of aircraft, including MiG-23, MiG-25, MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-24 and Su-27.

Finnish aerospace company ICEYE, a manufacturer and operator of microsatellites, has announced agreements with the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine to expand access to high-quality SAR images of its satellite constellation for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The corresponding press release was published on the company's website on January 19.