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12 April 2022
The Science of Finding Our Way: A Brief History of Navigation (Part 2)

In the second half of the century, the start of the space age gave rise to ideas about creating a global satellite navigation system. But this was only an intermediate stage in the evolution of navigation systems.

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07 April 2022
Crouching tiger: How China is economically enslaving Russia

The economic sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of the war it unleashed in Ukraine have begun gradually squeezing it out of world markets. Much to China’s delight. Under the pretext of stabilizing the Russian economy, China is quite capable of absorbing it.

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01 April 2022
Goodbye, The Unkind Bear: How Russian people said goodbye to their dream of space due to their dictator’s bloody ambitions

The US is going to cut exports of space equipment and tools to Russia by half. Ironically, it is time for Roscosmos to seriously consider the possible prospects of space launches using balloons and trampolines alone.

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30 March 2022
A famous entrepreneur, Max Polyakov, donates $1,000,000 to a charity fund to support victims of Russian aggression

TAPS-Ukraine Charitable Foundation received $1 000 000 support from Max Polyakov, a Ukrainian philanthropist and entrepreneur. The man also called all Ukrainian IT companies and influential entrepreneurs to follow his example and financially support the fund.

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25 March 2022
Business in wartime: how Ukraine is keeping itself together economically

The Ukrainian government completely reoriented its economy towards wartime needs, seeking to maintain its stability. This piece focuses on the close cooperation of various economic spheres of the state, which during the war has directly shaped the existence of the state as such.

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17 March 2022
Helping hand: how the world is supporting Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression

The world stands with Ukraine. The results of the vote in the UN condemning Russia’s aggression against Ukraine: 141 out of 193 countries voted in favor of condemning Russia’s intervention. This piece will focus on the financial and humanitarian support being provided to Ukraine by its allies.

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09 March 2022
The use of SAR satellites in Ukraine’s defense

Today, satellite systems equipped with synthetic aperture radars are used for both civilian and military purposes. Ukrainian authorities continue to call on private aerospace companies to provide satellite intelligence.

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22 February 2022
Humanity’s cosmic eyes, Part 1: From Stonehenge to Arecibo

In honor of the James Webb Space Telescope’s launch, we decided to write an essay series dedicated to the observatories that allow us to reveal the secrets of our universe. In this part, we will talk about the emergence of the first observatories and early attempts to send telescopes into space.

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17 February 2022
The Science of Finding Our Way: A Brief History of the Origins of Navigation (Part 1)

Our ancestors used fixed geographic objects like rivers and mountain ranges as landmarks. They also, of course, used the stars in the sky, and it was our fascination with these that gave impetus to the start of the era of satellite navigation. But there was a long way to go to reach that point.

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