US microchip sanctions keep Russia satellites grounded
Roscosmos chief says there are enough rockets, but nothing to launch
07 June 2021 - 16:48
Russia is unable to launch some satellites due to a lack of microchips that are on a list of restricted imports, Tass reported on Monday, quoting the head of the country’s space agency.
“We have more than enough rockets, but there’s nothing to launch,” Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin told the lower house of parliament, according to the state-controlled news service, in a rare admission of the toll US sanctions are taking...
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