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Topic: Russia trails in annual worldwide launches
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-29-2016 08:29 AM
Since 1957, Russia has lead the world in annual space launches. In 2016, the U.S. and China overtook Russia, reports The Moscow Times. This year, for the first time in history, Russia has fallen behind the United States and China as the world's leading launcher of space rockets. Russia will finish 2016 with just 18 launches, according to open source data, compared to China's 19 and America's 20 launches.Alexander Ivanov, deputy chief of Russia's Roscosmos space agency, said on Nov. 29 that the launch rate has decreased because Moscow's space strategy has changed. Currently, it's top priority is reviving existing and aging satellite groupings. But there are other reasons Russia's launch rate may be falling behind... |
Aztecdoug Member Posts: 1405 From: Huntington Beach Registered: Feb 2000
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posted 11-29-2016 12:44 PM
Okay, I will bite. Why might the Russian's launch program be falling behind for the first time? |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-29-2016 01:21 PM
If you follow the above link to the Moscow Times, the article explains, but it comes down to a combination of funding and reliability issues.On edit: It appears the Moscow Times story may be wrong. From Jonathan McDowell on Twitter: I am confused. What about 1958-1966 and 1996-2003? I think you need to recheck your numbers. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 11-29-2016 10:08 PM
The Moscow Times has issued a correction: Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported, as Roscosmos did, that 2016 is the first year Russia fell behind the U.S. in launches. In fact, the Soviet Union was initially behind the U.S. from about 1957 to 1967, and briefly again during the late 1990s. | |
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