Russian space agency suspends US engines
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Today, the head of the Russian Space Agency, Roscosmos, announced the suspension of deliveries of Russian-made rocket engines to the United States. Dropout in the middle war against ukraine It happens after decades of relationship.
Russian news agency TASS reports that the suspension will apply to RD-180 engines powering ULA’s Atlas V missiles (United Launch Alliance), based in the United States of America.
However, the CEO of ULA stated that the company has already received the necessary equipment in the short term, and the company is not expected to suffer from the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
According to CNN, the private space carrier is in the process of giving up its Atlas rocket line to adopt the new line called Vulcan, which will use engines made by Blue Origin, Inc. North American Jeff Bezos missiles.
The ban also applies to RD-181 engines used in Northrop Grumman’s Antares missiles, according to Russian state media. These rockets are used to operate unmanned resupply missions to the International Space Station.
The United States announces new sanctions against the Russians
The White House today issued new sanctions against the Russian oligarch, At a time when the Russian invasion of Ukraine is progressing. The list of names released include what the US has described as “Putin’s “comrades and family” who “continue to support” the Russian president.
All listed individuals will be excluded from the US financial system, their assets will be frozen, and their properties will be banned for use. The information was posted on the White House website.
“The United States and governments around the world will work to identify and freeze the assets owned by Russian elites and their families in our jurisdictions – yachts, luxury apartments, cash and other illicit earnings,” the statement read.
In addition to the total closure of eight Russian elites, visa restrictions will also be imposed on 19 of the oligarchs and 47 of their family members and other close people. The United States argues that these people “have enriched themselves at the expense of the Russian people, some of whom have raised their family members to high positions” as well as being leaders of Russia’s largest corporations, and are “responsible for the resources needed to support the invasion of Ukraine”.
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