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The commander of the American Space Command, Stephen Whiting, announced in the spring that Russia, according to the United States, had moved from testing to deploying such vehicles. In the fall, the discussion expanded: the US military acknowledged the presence of its own weapons in orbit. The specific capabilities of the systems remain only partially disclosed.

Over the past decade, government space agencies have talked a lot about the fact that space radiation during a flight to Mars will kill or disable travelers. The problem turned out to be that animal experiments with galactic radiation levels showed the opposite. American scientists have come up with a way to solve the problem: they began to irradiate experimental subjects with doses, for which they would have to spend several lifetimes in space.

The EFW ("Eastern Flank Watch") provides for a comprehensive strengthening of the security of the eastern borders of the European Union in order to protect the territories "from potential military and hybrid threats from Russia and Belarus."

Elon Musk's company has notified NASA and a number of commercial players that it is deliberately abandoning the operation of an aging system consisting of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and the Falcon 9 rocket. Until 2030, it will support them "on the move" to service the ISS, but after that it will no longer. Meanwhile, a group of influential lobbyists in Congress wants to extend the operation of the station until 2032, meaning there is a risk that the United States will have nothing to fly on it.

Yesterday, September 28, 2026, Starship went into orbit for the first time. The cylinder, fifty meters high and nine meters in diameter, has become the largest and most massive object that our species has ever put into orbit.

NASA chief Jared Isaacman said China could "block U.S. access" to the Mars training base, which Americans use to see the moon. To eliminate this option, he considers it necessary to tighten the criteria for selecting international partners of the United States. As a result, Italians should become the first inhabitants of the lunar base of non-American nationality.

Russian engineers have developed a gas engine for nanosatellites, which will increase the maneuverability of spacecraft and allow them to be combined into multi-satellite groupings.

The American military leaders declare a grandiose task: military supremacy in the entire near space. At the same time, they admit that even a superpower like the United States lacks the "offensive capabilities" to do this. How does the Pentagon see a solution to this problem and why is the Moon of key importance in this case?

Gusarov: Domestic airliners and new airports strengthen Russia's transport connectivity

Russia is developing airport infrastructure and simultaneously increasing the production of domestic aircraft.

Expert Litovkin - on what lies behind the US words about orbital weapons

For the first time, US Secretary of the Air Force Troy Maink openly announced that Washington has weapons systems deployed in orbit.

Stefanovic named possible types of American space weapons

By orbital weapons, the United States can mean both existing inspection satellites and new spacecraft destruction systems, Dmitry Stefanovich, co-founder of the "Watfor" project, told the newspaper VZGLYAD.

Three years after the start of test flights, the largest rocket and spacecraft in the history of mankind were declared ready for the first launch into orbit. Moreover, it is planned to be ten-hour at once and with the launch of a large group of new-generation Starlink satellites.

For the first time, the United States recognized the presence of weapons in orbit. "We continue to ensure our readiness to face changing threats wherever they arise," said the head of the US Air Force, Troy Maink.

The US Space Force has signed a contract with Antares for $0.16 billion for work on the R1-S nuclear reactor. It is designed to power spacecraft. And next year, Antares should power the ground-based Space Force system with its other microregion to work "in space."

Today, human flight to Mars is a real crime. This harsh assessment was voiced by Sergey Krasotkin, Associate Professor of the Department of Space Physics at the Moscow State University Physics Faculty, at the opening of "Astronomers" at the Sternberg State Astronomical Institute on September 11, 2026.

Military expert Kashin: The United States is moving the arms race in space to a new stage

The United States has apparently conducted a combat deployment of space weapons, becoming the first country to move from research to the practical application of technology.

Chinese engineers have created a structure made of small hollow aluminum elements resembling eggshells and filled them with water. Then they were placed between aluminum plates and tested how such a structure behaves during a hyperspeed impact.

In 1983, the US Congress established the Office of the Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation (DOT&E) at the Ministry of Defense, intending to create an independent agency that, without subordinating to defense lobbyists, would be able to verify the latest military equipment on an objective basis, without embellishment.

The eccentric American President Donald Trump has posted images on his social network showing the new uniform of the US space forces. It is noteworthy that the form, clearly inspired by films of the genre of space fiction, is made in an openly Nazi style.

The mock-up of the drone was unveiled online with great fanfare in 2021. As the developer explained, this is a "real prototype" that will become the "mother" of a two-stage rocket capable of carrying a payload weighing 450-500 kg to low Earth orbit or 100-150 to a higher sun-synchronous orbit.