Space
Sabotage in Space: Russians Accuse Kiev of Targeting Civilian Satellites – Threaten ‘Appropriate Response’
From the bottom of the sea, high up to the Stratosphere: after the
Nord Stream pipelines were destroyed in a deep sea op, Russians state
that the next target for sabotage may be up in space.
TASS reported how the Russian Foreign Ministry pointed to Ukraine’s attempts to influence Russian civilian communications satellites.
Foreign Ministry statement:
“The Kiev regime, with the participation of specialists from a
number of foreign states, is attempting to influence Russian civilian
communications satellites.
This is an outrageous violation of international law. The Russian
side has the right to respond appropriately. All the necessary
opportunities are available for this.”
Moscow has not clarified which foreign states would be aiding Kiev in
this effort, nor was it clear the precise way in which Kiev is trying
to disrupt these craft. Satellites have indeed become a much debated
topic in this war.
TASS: “Western governments and private companies have provided Ukraine with satellite coverage for months.
Most notably, the Starlink satellites operated by Elon Musk’s
SpaceX have become important tools for the Ukrainian troops in the
ongoing conflict with Russia.”
Russian diplomats have warned that these satellites may end up becoming a legitimate military target.
This new spatial development comes just as it surfaces that SpaceX is further limiting Starlink service in Ukraine.
Elon Musk is limiting Starlink services in Ukraine.
Yahoo:
“Ukrainian troops relied heavily on Starlink during the initial
stages of Russia’s full-scale invasion. The satellites […] played a
crucial role during the Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian Black Sea
Fleet in Crimea, when Russia’s frigate Admiral Makarov was damaged.
About 20,000 Starlink terminals are also used for artillery fire
correction, coordinating maneuvers, conducting aerial reconnaissance,
and providing communications between units in remote areas.”
Fearing to be involved in a dangerous escalation of the conflict,
Musk limited the use of Starlink terminals for military purposes.
“That led to the Armed Forces of Ukraine losing access to
satellite Internet in active warzones and Russia-occupied areas of the
country.
It has now been revealed that Starlink is also using geofencing
to block the use of its terminals over water and when the receiver is
moving at speeds over 100 km/h.”
The reality of contemporary conflict is that no realm is spared
anymore: trouble is brewing on sea, on land, in the air and orbiting our
planet in space.
By Paul Serran
According to NASA, a rogue, hyper-speed object, which is over
27,306 times the size of Earth, is hurtling so fast through our galaxy
that it might break free of the Milky Way.
Scientists say they have determined that the mysterious object was
cruising at a breakneck one million miles per hour when they spotted it
more than 400 light years from Earth. One light-year is equal to six
trillion miles.
Could this latest find be connected to the fake alien invasion that has long been in the pipeline?
The Mail Online reorts: While experts have not determined what the newfound celestial body is, they speculated it is a ‘brown dwarf,’ a star which is larger than a planet but lacks the mass to sustain long-term nuclear fusion in its core like Earth’s sun.
If the object confirmed as a brown dwarf, it would be first-ever to
be documented in a chaotic, hyper-speed orbit capable of breaking free
from our home galaxy.
A coalition of citizen-scientists with NASA’s ‘Backyard Worlds: Planet 9’ projectwere the first to spot the celestial body, the US space agency confirmed this week.
‘I can’t describe the level of excitement,’ German citizen-scientist Martin Kabatnik, a long-time member of NASA’s Backyard Worlds program, said in statement.
‘When I first saw how fast it was moving,’ the Nuremberg-based
researcher confessed, ‘I was convinced it must have been reported
already.’
Backyard Worlds citizen-scientists Martin Kabatnik, Thomas P. Bickle
and Dan Caselden were the first to spot this million mph object a few
years ago, earning the hyper-speed object the catalogued name CWISE
J124909.08+362116.0.
According to astronomer Dr Kyle Kremer,
who has collaborated with them on better understanding the object,
several astrophysics theories could explain how the object, CWISE J1249
for short, could have gotten to its incredible speed.
In one theory, CWISE J1249 rocketed out of a two star or binary star
system after its ‘white dwarf’ sister star died off — collapsing in an
explosive runaway nuclear fusion reaction called a supernova.
Another viable theory has it that CWISE J1249 originated inside a
tight cluster of starts called a ‘globular cluster’ where it was flung
free via the pull of a black hole.
‘When a star encounters a black hole binary,’ Dr Kremer said in a
NASA statement on the discovery, ‘the complex dynamics of this
three-body interaction can toss that star right out of the globular
cluster.’
Sławosz Uznański will be the second Pole in space and the first to fly to the International Space Station (ISS).
Uznański revealed that his mission to the ISS is planned for 2025 and will last about two weeks. He will launch from Cape Canaveral on a rocket provided by SpaceX. This journey not only represents a significant milestone for Uznański but also for Polish space exploration.
Last year, Uznański was officially selected for this mission, after which he commenced his training at the European Space Agency’s facility in Cologne, Germany. Initially planned for 2024, the mission faced delays, but new details have recently emerged on Uznański’s social media profiles.
During his two-week stay on the ISS, he will focus on Polish scientific projects and technology tests, including artificial intelligence applications in space and studies on the effects of microgravity on the human immune system.
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Polish Space Agency (POLSA) received numerous project proposals for Uznański’s mission. Due to limited space, only seven were selected, highlighting the extensive interest and potential impact of this mission.
Uznański will travel to the ISS in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule, a vehicle regularly used by NASA for transporting astronauts. The Crew Dragon will be mounted atop a Falcon 9 rocket, with the launch also set to take place at Cape Canaveral. While the exact launch date is yet to be confirmed, preparations are in full swing.
In a move to further his training, Uznański has relocated to Houston, Texas. Starting Monday, he will begin a new training phase at Axiom Space, a partner in the mission, followed by sessions at NASA and SpaceX facilities. This mission not only propels Uznański into space but also significantly advances Poland’s stature in the global aerospace sector.
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