In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine (www.ato.ru). In the past he was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for the Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Maxim has a degree on international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia, and for several years worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The 18-ton heavy core stage of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere on May 8 or 9, U.S. and Russian officials said.
The Chinese Long March 4C successfully launched a new remote-sensing satellite—the Yaogan-34—from its Jiuquan spaceport on April 30, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. reported.
