The Morning After: Russia teases its own space station ahead of leaving the ISS
Russia decommissioned its last self-run space station, Mir, in 2001. Now Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, has shared a model of the country’s future station , as it prepares to move out of the International Space Station. Nicknamed ROSS by state-controlled media, it would launch in two phases, starting with four modules and expanding to six with a service platform. The design would accommodate four people in rotating tours and reportedly offer better monitoring of Earth than Russia gets from the ISS today. State media claim the first phase will launch between 2025 and 2030, with Russia expected to leave the ISS in 2024. It announced its departure from the ISS in July in response to sanctions and other measures following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine in February. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed Apple''s M2-powered MacBook Air is $100 off at Amazon Tesla''s Shanghai Gigafactory made its 1 millionth car Disney and Marvel will hold a games showcase on September 9th Zoom fixed a security flaw that let attackers hijack your Mac HBO and HBO Max are reportedly laying off 70 production staffers Apple reportedly tested search ads in Maps in bid to expand its advertising business Samsung''s 55-inch curved gaming monitor has six speakers and two remotes The newest Odyssey Ark is $3,500.
The Morning After: Russia teases its own space station ahead of leaving the ISS
Russia decommissioned its last self-run space station, Mir, in 2001. Now Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency, has shared a model of the country’s future station , as it prepares to move out of the International Space Station. Nicknamed ROSS by state-controlled media, it would launch in two phases, starting with four modules and expanding to six with a service platform. The design would accommodate four people in rotating tours and reportedly offer better monitoring of Earth than Russia gets from the ISS today. State media claim the first phase will launch between 2025 and 2030, with Russia expected to leave the ISS in 2024. It announced its departure from the ISS in July in response to sanctions and other measures following Russia''s invasion of Ukraine in February. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed Apple''s M2-powered MacBook Air is $100 off at Amazon Tesla''s Shanghai Gigafactory made its 1 millionth car Disney and Marvel will hold a games showcase on September 9th Zoom fixed a security flaw that let attackers hijack your Mac HBO and HBO Max are reportedly laying off 70 production staffers Apple reportedly tested search ads in Maps in bid to expand its advertising business Samsung''s 55-inch curved gaming monitor has six speakers and two remotes The newest Odyssey Ark is $3,500.