An anonymous report stated that Russia has no more control over their own spy satellites.
Digital Desk: Russia's outspoken space chief Dmitry Rogozin, dismissed recent accusations that hackers had already taken control of the country's satellites.
On Tuesday, a hacker group linked to Anonymous announced that it had "taken down the control centre" of Roscomos, effectively giving the country "no longer authority over their own spy satellites."
That, according to Rogozin, is just rubbish.
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As is his tendency, Rogozin used the opportunity to threaten Russia's foes.
According to Reuters, he continued, "Offlining the satellites of any country is a casus belli, a justification for war."
The purported hack comes as Ukraine is thrown into disarray, with the Russian military destroying cities with massive explosives.
The international space community does not approve of such actions. Both NASA and the European Space Agency have intentionally distanced themselves from Russia's space activities, and Rogozin, in particular, has a knack for making himself a target.
Rogozin jumped into the debate surrounding satellite startup OneWeb, which is still preparing to launch 36 of its satellites from the Baikonur cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan, operated by Roscosmos, as part of a more significant endeavour to build out a satellite-based internet network.
On the other hand, Rogozin says he needs a promise that the satellites won't be used against Russia and that if OneWeb doesn't provide that guarantee, he'll cancel the operation.
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