A Russian Proton-M rocket carrying three Glonass-M navigation satellites deviated from its intended course on liftoff from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. As a result, the three satellites never reached their proper orbit during the Dec. 4 launch and instead plunged into the Pacific Ocean more than 900 miles northwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, reported Space.com Monday. The three satellites were meant to complete Russia’s Glonass constellation, which at full strength will have 24 spacecraft, plus several on-orbit spares. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the incident, reported RIA Novosti.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
