The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft carrying the crew formed of NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy blasts off to the International Space Station (ISS) from the launchpad at the #Baikonur #Cosmodrome, #Kazakhstan. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Via #Newsweek @ 12:27pm EDT on Sept 22, 2024
Satellite imagery has revealed that a recent #Russian test of the #RS28 #Sarmat #IntercontinentalBallisticMissile (#ICBM) ended in failure, according to open-source intelligence analysts.
The test, which took place on Saturday at the #Plesetsk #Cosmodrome in northwest #Russia, appears to have resulted in the #missile exploding in its launch silo, leaving a massive crater and causing significant damage to the test site.
https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-images-reveal-russia-failed-nuclear-missile-test-report-1957495
I have been hearing reports that #Kazakhstan has seized #Roscosmos assets at #Baikonur #cosmodrome The only thing confirmed is the seizure. We don't know how much. Was the whole thing seized, or just buildings.
Baikonur belongs to Kazakhstan. It is leased to #russia who apparently has not been paying their bills.
This is huge. Baikonur is Russia's only spaceport. If they lose it, the blow will be huge.
#Ukraine #WWIII #news #war #PutinsWar #Putin
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/kazakhstan-seizes-russian-assets-baikonur-spaceport
