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AlcorNews<p>À Baïkonour, une maquette de 22 m du lanceur lunaire soviétique N-1 a été dressée le 13 mai pour célébrer les 70 ans du cosmodrome. Hommage à un programme spatial oublié.<br><a href="https://air-cosmos.com/article/une-fusee-lunaire-se-dresse-a-baikonour-70244" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">air-cosmos.com/article/une-fus</span><span class="invisible">ee-lunaire-se-dresse-a-baikonour-70244</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ba%C3%AFkonour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baïkonour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Espace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Espace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/N1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>N1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HistoireSpatiale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HistoireSpatiale</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a></p>
earthling<p>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 <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Baikonur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baikonur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kazakhstan</span></a>. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ISS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ISS</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Recurring launch failures of Satan ICBM question Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling</p><p>After <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> invasion of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ICBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICBM</span></a> missile, Satan II, was officially operational</p><p>In September an explosion crater, ~60 meters wide at the silo launch site at Russian <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmodrome</span></a> showed official statements likely an exaggeration</p><p>Kremlin denied that it conducted ICBM test launches</p><p>Satellite imagery shows explosion that was linked to ICBM missile. This is 4th failed launch</p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/recurring-failures-to-launch-satan-icbm-throw-shadow-on-putins-nuclear-saber-rattling/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/recurring-</span><span class="invisible">failures-to-launch-satan-icbm-throw-shadow-on-putins-nuclear-saber-rattling/</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Newsweek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newsweek</span></a> @ 12:27pm EDT on Sept 22, 2024</p><p>Satellite imagery has revealed that a recent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russian</span></a> test of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RS28" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RS28</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sarmat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sarmat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IntercontinentalBallisticMissile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntercontinentalBallisticMissile</span></a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICBM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICBM</span></a>) ended in failure, according to open-source intelligence analysts.</p><p>The test, which took place on Saturday at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Plesetsk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plesetsk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a> in northwest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>, appears to have resulted in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/missile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>missile</span></a> exploding in its launch silo, leaving a massive crater and causing significant damage to the test site.</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/satellite-images-reveal-russia-failed-nuclear-missile-test-report-1957495" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/satellite-images-</span><span class="invisible">reveal-russia-failed-nuclear-missile-test-report-1957495</span></a></p>
The Kyiv Independent [unofficial]<p>Ukraine Daily Summary - Thursday, October 26</p><p>Russian Kinzhal manufacturer imports components from EU -- IAEA warns of 'dangers to nuclear safety' following Russian strikes near Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Plant -- 'Putin Youth': How Russia is raising a new generation of soldiers -- Europe continues to import over $14 billion of Russian raw materials -- and more</p><p><a href="https://writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/Ukraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Thursday,%20October%2026/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writeworks.uk/~/UkraineDaily/U</span><span class="invisible">kraine%20Daily%20Summary%20-%20Thursday,%20October%2026/</span></a></p>
Chris J. Karr<p>Reminder:</p><p><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/space/creepy-soviet-space-shuttles-are-sitting-in-a-kazakhstan-desert" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalgeographic.co.uk/space</span><span class="invisible">/creepy-soviet-space-shuttles-are-sitting-in-a-kazakhstan-desert</span></a></p><p><a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Baikonur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baikonur</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kazakhstan</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Buran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Buran</span></a></p>
Chris J. Karr<p>"Earlier this month, a Kazakh news site, KZ24, reported that the Republic of Kazakhstan had seized the property of TsENKI, the Center for Utilization of Ground-based Space Infrastructure, in Kazakhstan."</p><p>Interesting.</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/03/kazakhstans-seizure-of-russian-space-assets-threatens-the-soyuz-5-rocket/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/science/2023/0</span><span class="invisible">3/kazakhstans-seizure-of-russian-space-assets-threatens-the-soyuz-5-rocket/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Baikonur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baikonur</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/Kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kazakhstan</span></a> <a href="https://omgwars.com/tags/FreeBuran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeBuran</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>I have been hearing reports that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kazakhstan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kazakhstan</span></a> has seized <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Roscosmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roscosmos</span></a> assets at <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Baikonur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Baikonur</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosmodrome</span></a> The only thing confirmed is the seizure. We don't know how much. Was the whole thing seized, or just buildings.</p><p>Baikonur belongs to Kazakhstan. It is leased to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>russia</span></a> who apparently has not been paying their bills. </p><p>This is huge. Baikonur is Russia's only spaceport. If they lose it, the blow will be huge.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WWIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WWIII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PutinsWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsWar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/space/kazakhstan-seizes-russian-assets-baikonur-spaceport" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aviationweek.com/defense-space</span><span class="invisible">/space/kazakhstan-seizes-russian-assets-baikonur-spaceport</span></a></p>
Spaceflight 🚀<p>Infiltration of the <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Baikonur" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Baikonur</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Cosmodrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Cosmodrome</span></a> and its abandoned parts with a <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/rocket" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>rocket</span></a> and two <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceShuttles" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceShuttles</span></a>. Shot in 📆 2018 <a href="https://www.jonk-photography.com/en/le-monde-perdu/baikonour" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">jonk-photography.com/en/le-mon</span><span class="invisible">de-perdu/baikonour</span></a></p><p>Two <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Buran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Buran</span></a> are rotting away in an abandoned hangar in another part of the sprawling Baikonur complex. Over the years, local scavengers have snuck into the hangar to harvest valuable metals and electronics. The site has also been targeted by international <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/adventurers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>adventurers</span></a> seeking a glimpse at Soviet <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceHistory</span></a>. Among them is <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/French" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>French</span></a> photographer <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Jonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Jonk</span></a> <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/jonk-buran-photo-gallery" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/jonk-buran-pho</span><span class="invisible">to-gallery</span></a></p><p>Picture : <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/SpaceShuttle" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SpaceShuttle</span></a> Buran at the Technik <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Museum</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Speyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Speyer</span></a> 🇩🇪 <a href="https://graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Technik+Museum+Speyer&amp;point=Technik+Museum+Speyer&amp;layer=Esri+Satellite" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">graphhopper.com/maps/?point=Te</span><span class="invisible">chnik+Museum+Speyer&amp;point=Technik+Museum+Speyer&amp;layer=Esri+Satellite</span></a> :ccby: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Buran_spacecraft_(3245283588).jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil</span><span class="invisible">e:The_Buran_spacecraft_(3245283588).jpg</span></a></p>