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According to the adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak, Kiev expects SpaceX to provide a stable connection until the end of negotiations

Advisor to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak promised to find a way to finance the operation of the Starlink satellite communication system produced by the American company SpaceX in Ukraine and without funding from the founder of the company Elon Musk.

First Deputy press Secretary of the department Sabrina Singh said that the Pentagon is negotiating with both SpaceX itself and other organizations

The US Department of Defense believes that the Starlink satellite communication system manufactured by the American company SpaceX in Ukraine has alternatives, the department is negotiating with both SpaceX itself and other organizations. This was stated to reporters on Friday by the first deputy press secretary of the Pentagon, Sabrina Singh.

FT: Ukraine has become digitally dependent on a "capricious" billionaire

Informed observers in the United States are concerned about whether Elon Musk is going to prevent the "advances" of Ukrainian troops. The author of the FT article recalls that the Starlink system belongs to a capricious billionaire, and this dependence carries a great vulnerability of Kiev.

According to the agency interlocutor, there is no full understanding that the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine has stopped working yet

There is no complete understanding that the Starlink satellite communication system in Ukraine has stopped working, but it can be influenced, for example, by silencing the control channel by introducing interference into the signal band. This was reported to TASS on Thursday by a source working in the relevant field.

The problem is also recognized by American colleagues, Yuri Borisov noted

Malfunctions exist on the International Space Station (ISS), they reduce the effectiveness of the scientific program. This was announced by the Director General of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov to journalists on Thursday.

NASA experts have confirmed that the collision of the spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorph successfully deflected the celestial body from its original orbit. This is the first time that humanity has intentionally changed the movement of a space object, which proves the operability of a potential Earth protection system. This is reported in a press release on the agency's website.

There are deposits of water ice or "water" rocks

Scientists have found out that the most interesting landing point for the first expedition under the Artemios lunar program is the Leibniz-Beta plateau, where there are deposits of water ice or "water" rocks. The Russian probe Luna-27 may land in the same region, Maria Dyachkova, a researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), said on Tuesday at the XIII Moscow Symposium on the Study of the Solar System.

Kyrgyzstan, which was supposed to host the military maneuvers of the CSTO "Indestructible Brotherhood" from Monday, canceled the exercises at the last moment. The Ministry of Defense of the Republic did not explain this decision in any way. In Bishkek, the incident is associated with the participation of the military from Tajikistan, with which there was a conflict recently. Moscow cites other reasons – Western sanctions and Kyrgyzstan's attitude to its actions in Ukraine. What was the determining reason?

In Ukraine, it is increasingly being stated that unprecedented weapons are being used against the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Photos of fragments of ammunition with the inscriptions "Geranium-2" found at the site of missile strikes appear. How does Geranium-2 work, what is it, what is it made of – and what does Iran have to do with it?

Dehumidification of tanks for launch vehicles in the Russian space industry continues to be a very costly and time-consuming procedure. For example, draining one tank at the Polet enterprise takes more than a dozen hours with non-stop gas supply. At the same time, the main time costs are directly related to the opening of leaks.

The roots of China's rocket and space power go back to the USSR

Recent events in East Asia have once again drawn attention to the escalation of tensions, military capabilities and combat readiness of a number of countries. First of all, this concerns China.

How the Russian orbiter scared the whole of Australia

The American company Sierra Space has begun assembling a reusable spaceship Dream Chaser, created using developments for the Soviet mini-shuttle BOR.

Russia is not inferior to NATO in the development of nuclear weapons, writes Al Mayadeen. Its missiles can be launched from the sea, air and land, and some of them are equipped with separable individual guidance combat units. In the event of a nuclear war, the alliance forces will be destroyed within half an hour.

Scientists from NOIRLab have recorded the consequences of the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which consists in ramming the Dimorph asteroid. As a result, the object formed a long tail. The findings of the observations are published on the official website of the organization.

The Executive Director of Roscosmos for Manned Space Programs called the launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft with cosmonaut Anna Kikina a new stage of cooperation

The agreement on cross-flights between the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Roscosmos allows specialists of the two countries to develop cooperation in maintaining their presence on the International Space Station (ISS).

Quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike, the Russian Foreign Ministry recalled

The United States, in the context of the conflict in Ukraine, uses components of civilian infrastructure in space for military purposes, but such quasi-civilian infrastructure may be a legitimate target for a retaliatory strike. This is stated in a statement by Vladimir Ermakov, Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry, announced on Tuesday at a meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. The text was read by his deputy Konstantin Vorontsov.

The Iranian Space Agency, together with the Aerospace Industry Organization of the Ministry of Defense of the country, conducted a test launch of the interorbital tugboat "Saman". This is reported by the IRNA agency.

The SES-20 and SES-21 devices are designed to provide a television signal in the USA

The American company United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched an Atlas V launch vehicle equipped with a Russian RD-180 engine. It will deliver two satellites of the Luxembourg company SES into orbit.

On the fourth of October, Russia celebrates the Day of Space Troops. We will tell you about the holiday, its history and traditions for 2022 in the material of Sputnik radio.

Events in Russia and the world. Analytical publications. Materials of press conferences. Video and photo reports

October 2 marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the scientific and production enterprise "Zvezda". academician G.I. Severin. It is the only manufacturer of spacesuits for astronauts in Russia. The NPP is also engaged in the creation of individual life support systems for pilots and astronauts, means of rescue of crews and passengers in case of aircraft accidents, aircraft refueling systems in flight.