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| Russia suspends Soyuz rocket launches over European sanctions Posted: 26 Feb 2022 03:56 PM PST  Russian space agency Roscosmos has announced that it's temporarily halting Soyuz rocket launches in French Guiana due to sanctions imposed by the European Union, according to a report by Space.com. "Roscosmos is suspending cooperation with European partners in organizing space launches from the Kourou Cosmodrome and withdrawing its personnel, including the consolidated launch crew, from French Guiana," a translated tweet from the agency reads on Twitter. Roscosmos says it's working on a plan to withdraw all 87 of its staff from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, who assisted with Soyuz rocket launches for Roscosmos and other Russian companies.
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| Russian space director’s wild threats could have real implications for the ISS Posted: 25 Feb 2022 10:49 AM PST  The announcement of new sanctions against Russia provoked a strong reaction from the head of Russia's space program, Dmitry Rogozin, yesterday, who seemed to threaten that the restrictions would destroy Russia's partnership with NASA and lead to the demise of the International Space Station. Though Rogozin is known for his bluster and provocative statements, his comments did spark concern over what NASA would do if the Russians abruptly pulled out of the ISS program — a move that could be a substantial problem. President Joe Biden announced the new sanctions on Thursday in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, claiming the sanctions would "degrade [Russia's] aerospace industry, including their space program." A list of the sanctions r... |
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