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yamashi
@Burning Bush, they are just honestly doing their job without chest-beating, self-boosterism and stupid boasting of American style.
Madverts
Space docking is clearly a Russian thing.
jeff198527
Astronauts board the ISS via Russian rockets and supplies arrive via Japanese ones. Sadly, America can no longer afford a manned space program.
YuriOtani
Space X will carry the next generation of American astronauts.
lostrune2
They haven't had much reason to for a long while; they haven't been first since launching Yuri Gagarin into outer space back in 1961.
They're preparing to go to Mars
Asakaze
@lostrune2
Seriously? First woman in space (Tereshkova, 1963), first man in open space (Leonov, 1965), first lunar rover (Lunokhod, 1970), extensive Venus research program, permanent space stations, very successful present program - nothing to be really proud of? Or may be you think again?
On what?
lostrune2
OK, then move 1961 to 1970; still awhile ago. And it is successful, but nowadays it's more like sustaining. Haven't really done much beyond that. Europe sending crafts to Mars; heck even Japan going to comets sampling dust. Russians have some of the smartest astrologers, but world haven't heard much breakthroughs lately.
They're working on that too. They don't expect to go there by the end of a decade like they did with the moon (and they didn't have a mooncraft at the start of that too, but at the end they developed one).
Asakaze
Well, when you start to do something, then everything is for the first time and everything is a breakthrough. Eventually it becomes a routine, everyday business, and you can't expect breakthrough frequently. For example, I have not heard much of breakthroughs in aircraft, ships or car industries in decades, not because they stopped evolving, but because they are so developed now that it is hard to bring something really new. And don't forget, in 90s Russian space industry had horrible times after collapse of the Soviet Union, almost all funding stopped, it revived only circa 2008-10. And now Russians have space program that works on everyday basis, they have ISS and send cosmonauts there every year. How many space stations and active cosmonauts other countries have?
lostrune2
Yes, Russia space program went thru some tough times. Let's just hope Russia doesn't forget its space-exploring roots since we don't hear much from their astrologers. Can never have enough of those.