North Korea test-fired a powerful new solid rocket motor for its next-generation ICBM. A Soyuz-2.1a rocket is propelled by kerosene-fueled […]
Category: Russia
Russian space official: “We need to stop lying to ourselves” about health of industry
The chief of Russia’s main spacecraft manufacturer issued a dire warning this week, saying that his corporation has reached a […]
With a new Soyuz rocket, Russia seeks to break its Ukrainian dependency
This partnership held together after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but all cooperation ended after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine […]
The curious case of Russia’s charm offensive with NASA this week
Although NASA and its counterpart in Russia, Roscosmos, continue to work together on a daily basis, the leaders of the […]
Microsoft catches Russian hackers targeting foreign embassies
Once behind the captive portal, the page initiates the Windows Test Connectivity Status Indicator, a legitimate service that determines whether […]
Pro-Ukrainian hackers take credit for attack that snarls Russian flight travel
Russia’s biggest airline cancelled dozens of flights on Monday following a failure of the state-owned company’s IT systems and, according […]
Ars spoke with the military’s chief orbital traffic cop—here’s what we learned
“We have some 2,000 or 2,200 objects that I call the ‘red order of battle.’” Col. Raj Agrawal participates in […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad
United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time. Visitors walk by models of a Long […]
It’s hunting season in orbit as Russia’s killer satellites mystify skywatchers
“Once more, we play our dangerous game—a game of chess—against our old adversary.” In this pool photograph distributed by the […]
A Soviet-era spacecraft built to land on Venus is falling to Earth instead
Kosmos 482, a Soviet-era spacecraft shrouded in Cold War secrecy, will reenter the Earth’s atmosphere in the next few days […]