“Space is an area of activity where there is never a 100 percent guaranteed result, and failures hound everyone,” he said. “I literally just finished reading a very interesting volume, the history of the formation of Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. His Falcon 1 had three failures. He had practically put everything he had on launch […]
December 18, 2024 | roscosmos, russia, Space | No comments
Russian space program faces ongoing challenges Zak reported that the cosmonauts aboard the Russian segment of the station donned protective equipment, and activated an extra air-scrubbing system aboard their side of the facility. On the US segment of the station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit said he smelled something akin to “spray paint.” As of Sunday […]
November 24, 2024 | iss, russia, Science, Space | No comments
The Oreshnik missiles strike their targets at speeds of up to Mach 10, or 2.5 to 3 kilometers per second, Putin said. “The existing air defense systems around the world, including those being developed by the US in Europe, are unable to intercept such missiles.” A global war? In perhaps the most chilling part of […]
November 22, 2024 | ICBM, IRBM, Military, missile, russia, Science, Space, Ukraine | No comments
Smith testified before the US Senate in September that Russia, China, and Iran had stepped up their digital efforts to interfere in global elections this year, including in the US. However, Microsoft’s own security standards have come under fire in recent months. A damning report by the US Cyber Safety Review Board in March said […]
November 22, 2024 | china, cybersecurity, Fancy Bear, hacking, microsoft, russia, Security, syndication | No comments