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By Rhod Mackenzie

Russia has successfully launched the first satellites in the Rassvet constellation, which will provide 5G communications and high-speed internet access. Due to their higher orbit, they will require far fewer satellites than the American Starlink system. Ukraine has already begun...

Now as most of you are aware Russia has a long and distinguished history in space exploration and research, from the launch of the world's first ever satellite Sputnik back in 1957 to then in the early 1960's sending Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova into space as the first man and woman to do s...