Russian space program chief says US sanctions could 'destroy' International Space Station partnership


The U.S. became heavily involved in the Russian space industry at the collapse of the USSR in order to prevent their scientists and engineers from selling talent to undesirable entities. During that time Russia did little to modernize. While Soyuz spacecraft are reliable, they are horribly outdated, which is why they bristled and attempted to create roadblocks when SpaceX launched its first capsule to the ISS. They knew it meant the beginning of the end for their outdated equipment. While there are robust applications for Russia's space agency in the military realm, they've done little to establish a foothold in the commercialization and research domains. Other than providing launch platforms for commercial satellites, the ISS provides the only real depth for their space program outside of military applications. 

Russia's problem is equivalent to Germany's denazification stasis after WWII; there are too many leftovers from the old guard to move forward until they have aged out of the system. Likewise, Russia is going to flounder, and the world will experience flare ups of the old Soviet autocracy in the years to come. Putin and Roscosmos Director-General Dimitry Rogozin are dinosaurs waiting to fade away. Until then, Russia will remain a hindrance and a threat on Earth and in space.

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(02-26-2022, 05:37 AM)p_rushing Wrote:

(02-26-2022, 02:27 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: Russian tracked vehicle intentionally crushes car with driver inside.

I've seen some reports pointing to this maybe not being true. There have also been some stuff reported after the firearm giveaway and people attacking other people.


Really have to wait on a lot of the info because of the connections to Ukraine and Russia that all the people in power have. No way to know the truth.

There's stuff going around online with the bio labs that were setup by the US and now the state department removes everything from online. Why do that if it isn't true? Russia bombed most of the lab locations but they were located in cities so there was no way anyone actually knew if labs were bombed or not.

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The video was faked?

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