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AFP
Moscow
Russia on Sunday put a brave face on the loss of its space travel monopoly, saying it planned to test two new rockets this year and resume its lunar programme in 2021.
The comments from the Russian space agency Roscosmoc came after US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the world’s first commercial company to put humans into orbit, signalling the dawn of a new era.
Russia had for many years enjoyed a monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, and Saturday’s flawless US launch meant the loss of a sizable income for Moscow.
“We are not planning to sit idle,” said Roscosmos spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko.
“Already this year we will conduct tests of two new rockets and resume our lunar programme next year,” he tweeted.
Moscow
Russia on Sunday put a brave face on the loss of its space travel monopoly, saying it planned to test two new rockets this year and resume its lunar programme in 2021.
The comments from the Russian space agency Roscosmoc came after US entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX became the world’s first commercial company to put humans into orbit, signalling the dawn of a new era.
Russia had for many years enjoyed a monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, and Saturday’s flawless US launch meant the loss of a sizable income for Moscow.
“We are not planning to sit idle,” said Roscosmos spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko.
“Already this year we will conduct tests of two new rockets and resume our lunar programme next year,” he tweeted.
