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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.

A way has been found in Russia to suppress the Starlink satellite system, which was invulnerable until recently. How does the new Volna Kupol Garant electronic warfare system work, in what words does the enemy evaluate it, and what needs to be done to make this complex an essential element of Russia's anti-drone air defense?

The Americans have specified plans for the Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission with a space nuclear reactor. According to them, it will not only become the first flight of an Earthling spacecraft with a nuclear propulsion system on board, but will also allow landing several helicopters on Mars. Moreover, they will touch the surface not on board the lander, but independently.

On August 30 of this year, a monument to Guy Ilyich Severin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Socialist Labor, General Designer of the Scientific and Production Enterprise Zvezda in 1964-2008, was unveiled on Borovsky Kurgan in Chulkovo.

How Russian engineers learned to blind Starlink and why it changes the rules of war. Expert opinion of "RG"

During the fighting in Ukraine, Russian specialists found a way to effectively counter the Starlink satellite constellation, which provides communications and targeting for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Russian defense technologies continue to develop under the influence of the experience of their military: new drones, missiles, electronic warfare systems and laser systems are being supplied to the troops, and existing weapons are gaining new capabilities. Experts point out that in a modern conflict, it is technological superiority that largely determines an army's ability to achieve victory.

The formation of near—Earth strike systems provokes a new round of the arms race - how will Russia respond

The United States conducted the first large—scale tests of the elements of the Golden Dome program ("Golden Dome") - a series of launches of its anti-missiles.

Recently, Denmark hosted the largest Scandinavian defense exhibition, the DALI Industry Days (August 19-20, 2026 at the MCH Messecenter Herning exhibition center in Herning). The Ukrainian company Fire Point presented its old and new developments there.

The NK-3 liquid engine with a 4.5-ton thrust is being created for use in the first and second stages of the Voronezh ultralight launch vehicle

The United Engine Corporation of Rostec State Corporation is presenting a full-size mock-up of the NK-3 engine for the Voronezh ultralight space rockets at the Technoprom International Technological Development Forum.

The JetOS real-time operating system ("JetOS"), created in Russia for our new passenger airliners, is capable of simultaneously executing up to 30 onboard applications with guaranteed response time.

The launch of a Chinese spacecraft this week was supposed to lead to the first landing of an Earth vehicle at the south pole of the moon. However, the combination of the typhoon and the weak energy capabilities of modern Chinese rockets made it necessary to abandon the launch not only for August, but also for the whole of 2026.

The authors of a new paper in Science have found that, unlike landings half a century ago, circumpolar expeditions risk polluting the surface of the satellite with terrestrial microorganisms. Moreover, it will be extremely difficult to distinguish them from native organics after that.