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Restored ISS launch capability after 115-day gap
Russia has not been able to send a single spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) since November 27, when a 22-ton service cabin tore loose during a rocket launch and crashed into the flame trench at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan — the only launch site on Earth configured for Russian crewed and cargo missions to the station. On March 22, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-33 cargo ship lifted off from that same repaired pad, restoring a logistics pathway that had been severed for 115 days.
Updated Mar 22
Developing Starlink alternative
Ukraine's military has depended on Starlink satellite internet since the first week of Russia's 2022 invasion. On February 5, 2026, SpaceX flipped a switch that cut off Russian forces from that same network—collapsing command systems along the entire front line and halving the number of daily assault operations within hours.
Updated Feb 6
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