So apparently Russia is pulling out of co-operating on the International Space Station. Makes sense I guess.
Good.
So what does that mean?
There's alternatives to soyuz now luckily, nonetheless a lot of that station is Russian, can they shut down the station?
Not enough dogs to abandon in orbit, I guess.
The ISS was specifically designed to require both US and Russian components, exactly to prevent this kind of "go it alone" move.
That being said, Dmitri Rogozin (head of Russia's space agency) is full of bluster. He makes all kinds of threats, and yet Russian and NASA continue to co-operate. I've seen no news reports that definitely say that Russia is pulling out.
The most important Russian component is the thrusters - they have to fire every once in a while in order to keep the station in orbit. Russia is required to give 1 year's notice of any pullout, and presumably NASA to jury-rig something to fly up there to keep it in orbit in that time now that they have easy rocket access through SpaceX.
I don't know if this is definite enough by your metric. Maybe it is still bluster, I don't know: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-30/russia-will-quit-international-space-station-over-sanctions
QuoteRussia Will Quit International Space Station Over Sanctions
Russia space agency head says partners to get 12 months notice
Agency had earlier this month threated to end ISS missions
Bloomberg News
April 30, 2022, 3:59 AM PDT
The head of Russia's space program said Moscow will pull out of the International Space Station, state media reported, a move it has blamed on sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
"The decision has been taken already, we're not obliged to talk about it publicly," Tass and RIA Novosti reported Roscosmos General Director Dmitry Rogozin as saying in an interview with state TV on Saturday. "I can say this only -- in accordance with our obligations, we'll inform our partners about the end of our work on the ISS with a year's notice."
Rogozin earlier this month threatened to end Russia's mission unless the U.S., European Union and Canada lifted sanctions against enterprises involved in the Russian space industry.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3475817-nasa-chief-denies-reports-russia-is-exiting-international-space-station/
Dated today.
I'm not saying it won't happen, but it isn't happening yet.
Russian government officials are so fucking unreliable :bleeding:
No orcs in space.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 03, 2022, 06:57:55 PMNo orcs in space.
https://www.iflscience.com/space/new-images-reveal-mysteries-of-ghostly-orcs-in-space/
Just ghost orcs.
:lol:
:P You can find anything on the internet.
Quote from: 11B4V on May 03, 2022, 06:57:55 PMNo orcs in space.
Space orcs are called "scro".
Or "Orks".
Moscow Patriarch gets his fancy watch erased from an official picture, but the reflection at the table stays in:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSFsV34WQAAPv-6?format=jpg&name=900x900)
A corrupt religious figure? Why I never!?!
Inept Russian photoshopping? Unpossible!
Is he really a religious figure? It would be hard for a non-atheist to rise up through the ranks of KGB.
This piece on how Russias economy is adapting and surviving seemed interesting but its paywalled.
Anyone got the key? :p
https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2022/05/07/russias-economy-is-back-on-its-feet
Here's a response to it on twitter: https://twitter.com/samagreene/status/1522751751681904640
You may be able to infer much of the content of the actual article from it.
Russian media closely aligned with Putin's regime moot the idea of moving to "military socialism": https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/1522993211513663489
Quote from: Jacob on May 07, 2022, 10:27:16 AMHere's a response to it on twitter: https://twitter.com/samagreene/status/1522751751681904640
You may be able to infer much of the content of the actual article from it.
Actually, you can directly link to that article from Sam's first tweet.
I agree with Sam Greene that the Economist article is the equivalent of hearing the man who fell off your skyscraper passing your tenth story window and saying "so far, so good."
Quote from: Jacob on May 07, 2022, 10:27:16 AMHere's a response to it on twitter: https://twitter.com/samagreene/status/1522751751681904640
You may be able to infer much of the content of the actual article from it.
Since Kazakhstan and Belarus currencies are being hit hard, I wonder if we'll soon hear talks of monetary union. And I wonder in such case, how it would affect the Russian ruble...
Yi? Minsky?
Still early - so possible it's misinformation - but seeing notices of general mobilization in Russia on social media: https://twitter.com/OSINT88/status/1523425112766443520
Quote from: Jacob on May 08, 2022, 05:53:39 PMStill early - so possible it's misinformation - but seeing notices of general mobilization in Russia on social media: https://twitter.com/OSINT88/status/1523425112766443520
Scrolling down the replies one caught my eye - it apparently says suggest rather than mandate. The theory is its a recruitment scam.
Quote from: Josquius on May 08, 2022, 10:50:50 PMQuote from: Jacob on May 08, 2022, 05:53:39 PMStill early - so possible it's misinformation - but seeing notices of general mobilization in Russia on social media: https://twitter.com/OSINT88/status/1523425112766443520
Scrolling down the replies one caught my eye - it apparently says suggest rather than mandate. The theory is its a recruitment scam.
Heh. I guess that makes sense too.
It looks suspicious, like the "1" is written over by a "2" for 2022. It is also partly written by hand, why not a fully computer generated letter?