Author of Russia in Space; journalist, illustrator. Clients: Popular Mechanics, Aviation Week, Air & Space Smithsonian, Aerospace America & others.
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Two dead Russian Starlinks are predicted to fall back to Earth starting as early as Friday.
Full story: russianspaceweb.com/buro1440…
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Update on Rassvet-3 orbit raising. Two failed R3s will reentered in the next day or two. Most of the rest are stable at 500 km
An unstoppable air leak on the ISS' Zvezda module forces permanent closure of its compartment, in turn requiring redocking of all future Russian cargo ships between two ports for cargo delivery and orbit corrections.
DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/2026.htm…
Interesting, why it was not possible to use Zvezda's own main engines for orbit corrections, with re-fueling from cargo ships via transit lines on other docking ports?
An unstoppable air leak on the ISS' Zvezda module forces permanent closure of its compartment, in turn requiring redocking of all future Russian cargo ships between two ports for cargo delivery and orbit corrections.
DETAILS: russianspaceweb.com/2026.htm…
My animation of the LK lunar lander separating from the LOK spacecraft as it was envisioned in the Soviet L3 expeditionary project. This segment is a part of the project to document Soviet space history.
youtu.be/s3X1L_j2g8I
An expected launch of a Bulava (mace) latest-generation submarine-based ballistic missile.
Context: russianspaceweb.com/bulava.h…
Navigational Warnings have appeared for what could be a #Russian #Bulava #SLBM test launch, Oct 25-31, from a submarine in the Sea of Ochotsk to Chizha, Kanin Peninsula.
(HT @russianforces, @Etienne_Marcuz )
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I hear the first batch of "Russian Starlink" satellites was launched not fully outfitted and multiple upgrades of spacecraft are in the works.
FULL STORY (subscription): russianspaceweb.com/insider-…
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Update: KOSMOS 2612 made a manoeuver back to the orbital altitude of ICEYE-X36 late on Oct 19. This slowed down the drift away from the latter. It appears it is not done with ICEYE-X36 yet.
Japan's H3 rocket launches the Martian Moons eXploration probe, MMX, intended to return soil samples from Phobos, something the Phobos-Grunt mission tried and failed to do 15 years ago: russianspaceweb.com/phobos_g…
The MMX spacecraft reported successfully separating from the launch vehicle, starting humanity's 54th mission to the Red Planet by my calculations: russianspaceweb.com/spacecra…
Looks like, no red line was crossed (so far): russianspaceweb.com/spacecra…
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Another manoeuver by KOSMOS 2612, around 12:26 UTC on the 18th October. This is clearly not over yet.
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Short time-lapse of part of this morning’s first pass of ICEYE-X36 (59103) and COSMOS 2612 (68762) over South America under partly cloudy skies.
A classified Russian spacecraft makes unprecedented close approach to an imaging satellite supporting Ukraine.
Context: russianspaceweb.com/spacecra…
I don't know how they published this photo but they did:
50 years ago today: A nearly disastrous landing of Soyuz-23 ends with a miraculous rescue. As usual, few documents are available on the mission and many sources are full of contradictions, legends and distortions, so consider supporting our work!
Updates: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz23.…
50 YEARS AGO TODAY: Soyuz-23 ordeal begins.
FULL STORY: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz23.…
50 years ago today: A nearly disastrous landing of Soyuz-23 ends with a miraculous rescue. As usual, few documents are available on the mission and many sources are full of contradictions, legends and distortions, so consider supporting our work!
Updates: russianspaceweb.com/soyuz23.…
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Expedition 75 has begun unloading a @SpaceX Dragon and is activating new research to create artificial retinas, grow heart tissues, and develop more precise cancer treatments. More... go.nasa.gov/4ymgiX1
ALT Oct. 15, 2026: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are attached to the space station including the SpaceX CRS-35 and Crew-13 Dragons, the Soyuz MS-29 crew spacecraft, and the Progress 95 and 96 resupply ships.
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A @SpaceX Dragon loaded with over 6,300 pounds of science, supplies, and roll-out solar arrays docked to the space station's Harmony module at 10:27 a.m. EDT today. More... go.nasa.gov/4zwZ0aC
ALT A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft approaches the International Space Station moments before docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port on Oct. 15, 2026.