Russia's Missile Zones for Space Launch

0:00On April 16th, Russia's closing off big chunks of the barren sea near Norway, calling them missile-impact zones for an upcoming space launch. Ships and planes have to steer clear until April 30th, which is a long stretch for these kinds of alerts. This ties to a Soyuz 2.1B rocket blasting off from Placet's Cosmodrome around April 23rd, carrying Raspet satellites. Those are Russia's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink, building a homegrown low orbit internet network. The zones are right off NATO turf in one of the world's top fishing spots, so it's hitting shipping and fisheries hard. Folks are on edge because of the missile talk, even though it's just jettison rocket parts splashing down. Russia's rushing this to compete with Western satellite systems, especially after Starlink helped Ukraine big time in the war. Back in September 2022, Musk sparked outrage by cutting service that doomed a key Ukrainian push to retake Kursin. Get more launches like this as Putin pushes his space game forward, keeping tensions high

1:03in the Arctic while the satellite race heats up.