Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev has been dropped from the main crew of the Crew-12 mission two and a half months before the planned launch. The information was relayed on Telegram by rocket-launch analyst Georgiy Trishkin. According to sources, such a replacement is caused by a probable violation of ITAR export restrictions – the rules that govern the export of U.S. military technologies. Sources claim that the cosmonaut allegedly photographed SpaceX documentation and materials, and then carried secret data on his phone. Timeline of events and context Telegram channel “Yuro, sorry!” also claims that Artemyev, who was undergoing training at SpaceX’s...