June 2015
Great expectations: launch markets, SpaceX, China, and other new players
... served the government sector as opposed to the commercial sector because this was where the profits were. In Russia, government launches are usually provided by the Centre for Operation of Ground- Based Space Infrastructure (usually abbreviated...
February 2016
Data Systems to Support Early Warning of Spaceborne Emergency Situations
...consequences of DCS-related emergencies. The main goal of the Space Tracking System (STS) at the Ministry of Defence of Russia is to observe Earth’s artificial satellites and other space objects. The system is considered part of the Aerospace Defence...
January 2021
Medical professionals and long-duration spaceflight
...2017). Ryazansky became the first flight engineer without a technical or engineering background and the first scientist in Russia named as a spacecraft commander. It is worth pointing out that Yegorov, Atkov and Polyakov adopted the role of physician...
August 2021
Space research in embryology
... Cell Biophysics laboratory of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IBMP RAS), Moscow, Russia Tamara S Gurieva has a PhD in Biology and is a leading researcher of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian...
16 January 2019
China unveils future space plans
... forged a number of strong space-collaborations with other nations, most notably with Russia and the US. Speaking on their relationship with Russia, Li said that Russia is one of the key partners in China's space programs. The two countries he said...
24 June 2020
US steps up space weaponisation rhetoric
... the US military might have jammed their own messaging by arguing in an overarching strategy document that China and Russia have “weaponised” space. The leaders over the Department of Defense want a “comprehensive military advantage” in space within...
