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Vostochny Spaceport Corruption Has Not Gone Away

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
November 24, 2019
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Vostochny Spaceport Corruption Has Not Gone Away

Russia cracks down on spaceport mega-project mired in corruption, Guardian
“The Kremlin has launched a crackdown over a spaceport project that was supposed to be the jewel of Russia’s space programme but has become mired in corruption costing more than $170m (£132m), with investigations alleging blatant theft and illegal enrichment by officials and contractors. As state investigators have opened new criminal cases, the project has also become the target of Russia’s opposition, with the corruption whistleblower Alexei Navalny releasing an investigation into land and cars acquired by the head of Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency. “A failed project that is still being built years after its deadline with a budget that has been doubled and during which billions [of rubles] were stolen: of course it should bear the name of Vladimir Putin,” Navalny said in reference to the possibility that the spaceport could be named after the Russian president.”
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4 responses to “Vostochny Spaceport Corruption Has Not Gone Away”

  1. MAGA_Ken says:
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    A failed project that is still being built years after its deadline with a budget that has been doubled and during which billions [of rubles] were stolen

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    Luckily nothing like that could happen with one of our space projects.

  2. Matthew Black says:
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    Such a great shame that such a great nation with great achievements is now so mired in great corruption. NOT great… 🙁

  3. fcrary says:
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    In the same story, The Guardian also reports that:

    “Using official declarations, Navalny identified plots of land in a suburb of Moscow acquired by Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos, which lie adjacent to large plots owned by members of his extended family and former aides. The land was worth far more than Rogozin’s salary as a veteran public official could explain, Navalny claimed.”

    I think an investigation of corruption and D. O. Rogozin’s behavior is in order. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy…