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The head of the Russian space program is being replaced by a deputy prime minister.
Jonathan McDowell is an astronomer at the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
According to Russian news site Meduza, he could soon be in charge of operations in eastern Ukraine after threatening neighboring countries with missile strikes.
Following Russia's invasion of Ukranian, Rogozin lashed out at Western partners. He has gained a reputation for making threats, provocative statements, and going on many rants, sometimes directed at his friend and colleague, Musk.
During the early days of the Russia's invasion, Rogozin threatened to plunge the International Space Station into the ocean.
Ars Technica senior space editor Eric Berger said that since the invasion of Ukraine, Rogozin has made numerous threats about Russian participation in the station. Most of the threats have ended up being meaningless, but they have hurt relations with the west.
The former space program head accused Berger of war crimes last year.
The news could put a lot of pressure on NASA, which has been trying to keep operations going on the International Space Station.
The space agency is going ahead with a planned seat swap that will allow a Russian cosmonaut to travel to the International Space Station on a spaceship.
"No one is happier this morning than the Johnson Space Center, from the astronauts office to the corner office to comms," Berger wrote. It was a nightmare to work with rogozin.
He was a nationalist asshole.
Having a crony in charge of an active warzone isn't the most reassuring of prospects.
We don't know where he's headed, but we dread to hear what the Kremlin has in store for him.
There are rumors that the deranged head of the Russian space program is getting fired.
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