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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.