https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/7xyg5a/russia-has-lost-control-of-its-only-space-telescope > Russia has lost control over its Spektr-R satellite, which carries the only telescope the nation currently has deployed in space. > While Spektr-R is still transmitting scientific information and orbiting normally, it stopped responding to commands from mission leads in Russia on Friday, the BBC reported.