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International Space Flight (ESA, Russia, China and others) => Russian Launchers - Soyuz, Progress and Uncrewed => Topic started by: catdlr on 08/23/2015 09:51 am

Title: Russia's Space Program in Crisis After Decades of Brain Drain, Neglect
Post by: catdlr on 08/23/2015 09:51 am

NBC news article by ALEXEY EREMENKO:

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russias-geriatric-space-program-creaking-n413607

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MOSCOW — It might be the only country that can rocket humans into space, but Russia's once-great space program is being dragged back to Earth by decades of brain drain and financial hardship.

Title: Re: Russia's Space Program in Crisis After Decades of Brain Drain, Neglect
Post by: Rocket Science on 08/23/2015 11:12 am

Well, so much for new spacecraft and going to the Moon then...