Corruption in Russia's space agency and at its newest cosmodrome has seen many arrested and fired.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...eft-and-right/
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Corruption in Russia's space agency and at its newest cosmodrome has seen many arrested and fired.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...eft-and-right/
Do good work. —Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom
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This has been building for 20 years, only be coming widely known after Fobos-Grunt failed and a Proton screwed itself into the ground due to incorrectly installed avionics sensors. A huge brain drain, QC/QA has gone to hell, several close calls with Soyuz, rampant corruption especially during the Vostochny Cosmodrome construction, ...
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Thank Goodness for SpaceX!
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt.
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With no money from NASA how long before Russian crew flights to the ISS consist of tourists and foreign nations wanting to get access to the space station?
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Yikes, that’s quite an unfortunate turn of events and surely disappointing to that country’s own space enthusiasts.Originally Posted by Roger E. Moore
The greatest journey of all time, for all to see
Every mission makes our dreams reality
And our destiny begins with you and me
Through all space and time, the achievement of mankind
As we sail the sea of discovery, on heroes’ wings we fly!
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Seeing Buran crushed broke my heart.
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Good news: Russia stages 'successful' second launch of new rocket. Space agency Roscosmos announced that the next-generation heavy-lift Angara-A5 rocket had been "successfully" launched with a mock payload from Plesetsk in northern Russia at 0550 GMT.
https://phys.org/news/2020-12-russia...ul-rocket.html
Do good work. —Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom
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Why the quotation marks?
With sufficient thrust, water towers fly just fine.
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Not sure, appears to be quoted from Russian statements.
Do good work. —Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom
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A bit suggestive to quote only that one word, it makes it look like air quotes.
With sufficient thrust, water towers fly just fine.
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