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Elon rides to the rescue again! Musk vows to save ISS (International Space Station) after Russia threatened to let it fall from orbit hours after tycoon activated his Starlink satellites to guarantee internet access across war-torn Ukraine

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  • Elon rides to the rescue again! Musk vows to save ISS (International Space Station) after Russia threatened to let it fall from orbit hours after tycoon activated his Starlink satellites to guarantee internet access across war-torn Ukraine

    PUBLISHED: 01:51 EST, 27 February 2022 | UPDATED:17:33 EST, 27 February 2022

    By MATT MCNULTY

    - Elon Musk said SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia attempts to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin's space chief

    - The SpaceX billionaire made the comments on Saturday, just hours after the company's Starlink satellite broadband service was made available in Ukraine
    - Musk also tweeted that SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion

    - 'Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route,' Musk tweeted
    - He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine government official who asked Musk to provide the embattled country with Starlink stations
    - Internet connectivity in Ukraine has been affected by the Russian invasion, particularly in the southern and eastern parts of the country
    - Officials think internet access can help defeat Russian propaganda, and expose atrocities being carried out by Putin's troops

    - While extremely costly to deploy, satellite technology can provide internet for people who live in rural or hard-to-serve places

    Elon Musk said his company SpaceX will rescue the International Space Station if Russia attempts to drop it from orbit after threats by Vladimir Putin's space chief.



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    Ukraine: Russian space chief suggests ISS could crash into US or Europe as a result of sanctions

    Updated: 26/02/2022 - 12:35

    By Ian Smith with AP

    The head of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, has suggested that the International Space Station (ISS) could fall out of orbit and crash into the United States or Europe as a result of sanctions on Russia.

    The comments came following US president Joe Biden’s announcement of new sanctions that “will degrade their [Russia’s] aerospace industry, including their space programme”.

    The announcement came following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

    "If you block cooperation with us, who will save the International Space Station (ISS) from an uncontrolled deorbit and fall into the United States or Europe?" Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, said in response on Twitter.

    He pointed out that the station’s orbit and location in space are controlled by Russian-made engines.

    "There is also the possibility of a 500-tonne structure falling on India and China. Do you want to threaten them with such a prospect? The ISS does not fly over Russia, therefore all the risks are yours. Are you ready for them?" ...

    Russia’s space chief has raised concerns about the ISS’ future, hitting out at the US over sanctions that aim to “degrade their aerospace industry”.



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      Can't imagine what Biden was talking about. Shame to politicize another science discipline.

      Four NASA astronauts, two Russian cosmonauts, and one European astronaut are currently on the space station.
      "The new export control measures will continue to allow US-Russia civil space cooperation,” it added.

      “No changes are planned to the agency's support for ongoing in orbit and ground station operations. The new export control measures will continue to allow US-Russia civil space cooperation”.
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      • Mary Wilson
        Mary Wilson commented
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        ? FYI: President Biden is not mentioned in the above posted articles.

      • Emily
        Emily commented
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        ?FYI: "The comments came following US president Joe Biden’s announcement of new sanctions that “will degrade their [Russia’s] aerospace industry, including their space programme”."

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