Roscosmos

Force in Play

Its Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, which builds Soyuz rockets, was hit by Ukrainian Flamingo cruise missiles on August 15

Ukraine's Defense Ministry said Oct. 5 that long-range strikes have disabled more than 51% of Russia's oil refining capacity, an assessment that could not be independently verified. Putin acknowledged at the Valdai Club forum that the strikes cost Russia roughly 1% of GDP.

Updated Yesterday

New Capabilities

Provides cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov

SpaceX sent four astronauts to the International Space Station on Thursday, and their capsule caught up with the lab in 7 hours 55 minutes. That's the fastest launch-to-docking trip of any American spacecraft.

Updated 7 days ago

New Capabilities

Restored ISS launch capability after 115-day gap

Russia hasn't sent a spacecraft to the ISS since November 27, when a 22-ton service cabin crashed into the flame trench at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan — the only pad for Russian crewed and cargo flights. On March 22, a Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying Progress MS-33 lifted off from the repaired pad, restoring supply lines severed for 115 days.

Updated May 30

Force in Play

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 cut off Russian forces from that network, collapsing command systems and halving daily assault operations within hours.

Updated May 27