A big salary, luxury cars, and a new dacha–Russia’s space leader lives large, Ars Technica “A leading critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Navalny, recently turned his attention toward […]
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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 […]
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Russia Declares Soyuz Hole To Be A State Secret
NASA leader vows to seek answers about space station from Russia, Houston Chronicle “NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine vowed Thursday to speak to the head of the Russian space agency after […]
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Roscosmos Plans To Keep ISS Flying With Imaginary Money
Roscosmos vows to keep ISS on orbit if NASA withdraws from the project, TASS “The Roscosmos state corporation will preserve the International Space Station (ISS) on the orbit even if […]
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Roscosmos Blames SpaceX For Being Successful (Update)
Russia’s passive-aggressive reaction to SpaceX may mask a deeper truth, Ars Technica “I would like to point out something else interesting–from one point of view this is a good thing, […]
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Rogozin Gets Scolded By Putin's No. 2
Russian space chief told to drop grandiose talk, get more done, Ars Technica “On Wednesday, the prime minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, expressed his displeasure with the situation. During a […]
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Roscosmos Claims That Bridenstine Will Meet Rogozin – In Russia
NASA’s head confirms readiness to visit Russia, TASS “During the conversation, Dmitry Rogozin and Jim Bridenstine stressed that Roscosmos and NASA are committed to the goal of space exploration,” Roscosmos […]
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Did NASA Really Ask Roscosmos To Build A Lunar Soyuz?
"@NASA is requesting Russia’s State Space Corporation @Roscosmos to develop the Soyuz spacecraft version for flights to the Moon, Roscosmos Chief Dmitry @Rogozin said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV […]
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Quasi-Official Russian Press Slightly Outraged Over Rogozin Thing
NASA rescinds invitation to Russian space chief amid pressure from US lawmakers, RT “Cooperation in space is one of the very few areas where the US and Russia are still […]
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U.S. Cooperates With Frenemy Russia In Space. Why Not China Too?
Cooperation needed in space exploration, South China Morning Post “Quite a few countries have active space agencies, but none has been as successful as Nasa, which has, as the Star […]