The chief designer and engineer of the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation Yevgeny Mikrin has passed away at 65 after testing positive for the new coronavirus.
The passing of Mikrin was first reported by Russia's state space organization Roscosmos.
"An irreparable loss for Russia's rocket and space industry, as well as...
German federal prosecutors issued an arrest warrant for an individual they suspected of hacking into the German parliament’s computer systems in 2015 on behalf of Russia’s GRU intelligence service, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung reported on Tuesday.
The newspaper reported that their suspect was Dmitry Badin, who is also sought by United...
Russian space industry officials announced that the telecommunications satellites Express-80 and Express-103 launch will be postponed for 30 July, explaining that the Proton-M carrier rocket needed for the launch won’t be repaired earlier due to defective parts.
"The repair schedule at the Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Centre stipulates...
A Russian cargo capsule with 2.5 tons of supplies docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday after the fastest such trip yet from earth, the state space agency Roscosmos said, according to AP.
The Progress capsule was launched atop a giant Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
Russian internet giant Yandex has launched a free coronavirus testing service for the Moscow Region, heavily affected by the outbreak, Reuters reported.
Russia already boasts of one of the world's highest testing rates.The case numbers have spiked sharply in recent weeks, quadrupling over the past 10 days to propel Russia...
Chinese tech giant Tencent launched its popular mobile game Arena of Valor (the international version of Honor of Kings) in Russia and the Middle East on Thursday, as the company tries to boost its international game revenue, Pocket Gamer reports.
It's a perfect time for Tencent to expand its boundaries,...
Russia’s Association of Computer and Information Technology (APKiT) has appealed to the authorities to suspend work on a bill to have a single provider of TV content on the internet, Kommersant reports.
In a letter to the head of the State Duma’s Committee on Information Policy and the deputy Prime Minister,...
The head of Russia’s space agency Roscosmos on Saturday accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX of predatory pricing of space launches, which is pushing Russia to cut its own prices, AFP reported.
“Instead of honest competition on the market for space launches, they are lobbying for sanctions against us and use price...
Russians have started to sell older smartphones more often and became more interested in used and refurbished devices, as incomes are falling due to the virus lockdown imposed in the country, Kommersant writes.
Demand for such electronics has grown by 40% in recent weeks, according to a report by SmartPrice,...
Russia launched on Thursday a manned spacecraft with three astronauts onboard which were to dock to the International Space Station (ISS) later in the day, CNet reports.
The Soyuz MS-16 spaceship blasted off at 11:05 Moscow time (0805 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Russian state space corporation...
