Whoever dominates the space, he will become the biggest emperor of the world. Last year, Russia shot down another satellite with a missile attack from one of its satellites. Since then Russia’s move is being seen as a major strategy towards turning space into a front of war. Not only this, China is also preparing itself for the space war very fast.
The war between Russia and Ukraine has now reached space. The head of Russia’s space agency has threatened the US that sanctions imposed on Moscow could end cooperation between the two countries on the space station (ISS). Russia also said that there are options to bring down the ISS, for which India and China may also have to bear the brunt. Now there is news that the American space agency – NASA is also preparing to end Russia’s cooperation in this space station. America is now talking about running it with the help of Japan.
Russia and the US have had close cooperation in space for nearly three decades. But angered by the attack on Ukraine, the whole of Europe, including the US, has imposed many sanctions on Russia. Russia’s space mission has also come under these sanctions. It is feared that the effect of the Russo-Ukraine war can be seen in space as well.
President Vladimir Putin and the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, have also expressed strong displeasure against the US sanctions. Rogozin even threatened that due to these restrictions, the space station could fall on India or China at any time. Is this what America wants? Russia also threatened to refuse to launch satellites for Western countries. Russian engines control the movement of the space station. The US is monitoring every activity of the Russian army from space regarding the attack on Ukraine.
A few days ago a picture of a Russian military convoy of sixty four kilometers long in Ukraine went viral. In this, the convoy of Russian army was seen moving towards Ukraine. Russia feels that the Ukrainian military is easily targeting its army with the help of these satellite images from the US. With this, the Ukrainian army is easily able to know how many Russian forces are present in which area.
The armies of very few countries of the world have the facility to take pictures from satellite. However, now many companies have also come into this business. In such a situation, it is being feared that their shared strength can be much more than Russia. There is also a benefit of giving such information that the western countries are giving accurate information through these pictures instead of sending their troops directly to Ukraine and on the basis of these pictures Ukraine is rapidly retaliated against the Russian army.
Recently, SpaceX owner Elon Musk also announced to help Ukraine. SpaceX is the largest private space company not only in the US, but in the world. SpaceX can provide Ukraine with not only images from satellites, but also communication aids. There have also been reports that Elon Musk has offered Ukraine access to his high-speed Internet service, the Starlink system. In such a situation, even if Russia stops internet service and communication in Ukraine, it will continue to get these services from Starlink.
Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency, said that if cooperation with us is interrupted, who will be able to save the International Space Station from going out of orbit uncontrollably and falling into America or Europe? He also expressed the apprehension that this 500 ton structure may fall on India or China also. Rogozin said – ‘The ISS does not fly over Russia, so all the risk is yours.
Are you ready for them?’ The space station ISS can be called a home in space, in which astronauts live and this station is like a home and laboratory for space scientists. Astronauts stay in it for weeks or months and perform a variety of experiments. The mission was launched in 1998 with the help of Russia, USA, Japan, Canada and Europe. So far, more than two hundred astronauts from more than twenty countries have visited this station. Russia and the US are major participants in the ISS program. However, many European countries such as Canada, Japan, France, Italy and Spain are also involved in this.
Significantly, on November 2, 2000, a human reached the ISS for the first time. Since then it has never been empty till date. So far, more than a hundred billion dollars have been spent on this campaign. It is one of the most expensive things in the world made from about seventy five trillion rupees. Space begins a hundred kilometers above Earth. The space station is at an altitude of about 400 km. It is not stable in one place. It revolves around the Earth at a speed of about twenty eight thousand kilometers per hour. At such a speed, it takes one round of the earth in ninety minutes.
Russia is now planning to build and manage its own space station, which it wants to put into orbit by 2030. According to the report of Interfax, Russia’s space module is being prepared by Energia Corporation. Its cost is currently estimated at $5 billion. The special thing is that Russia itself has announced its separation from the ISS by 2025. After Russia’s statement, the US space agency NASA has also started exploring ways to operate the International Space Station without Russian help.
It won’t be easy for him though. America’s work in the ISS mission is to provide energy for this and other essential things from food and drink for the astronauts coming here. Russia’s job is to provide operational and technical support for the station. In such a situation, NASA will have to find a new way of operating it. The work of determining the ISS’s orbit and space in space is done by Russian engines and Russia controls them. If Russia separates from this, then this station will go out of orbit uncontrollably, due to which it can fall to Earth.
In fact, the war has now reached the space above water, land and sky. Russia and America have emerged as big players in this war. By the way, America, Russia and China have been preparing for this war for a long time. They feel that the one who will dominate the space, he will become the biggest emperor of the world. Last year, Russia shot down another satellite with a missile attack from one of its satellites. Since then Russia’s move is being seen as a major strategy towards turning space into a front of war. Not only this, China is also preparing itself for the space war very fast. The common challenge of Russia and China has created a crisis for America and its allies.