Russia throws doubt on joint lunar space station with U.S.: RIA
Moscow may abandon a project to build a space station in lunar orbit in partnership with U.S. space agency NASA because it does not want a "second fiddle role," a Russian official said on Saturday.
[...] [The] head of Russian space agency Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said Russia might exit the joint program and instead propose its own lunar orbit space station project.
[...] A spokesman for Roscosmos said later that Russia had no immediate plans to leave the project. "Russia has not refused to take part in the project of the lunar orbit station with the USA," Vladimir Ustimenko was quoted as saying by the TASS news agency.
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Also at ABC (Associated Press).
Previously:
NASA Suspends Collaboration with Russia
Russia to Build New Space Station with NASA after ISS
NASA and Roscosmos Sign Joint Statement on the Development of a Lunar Space Station
Russia Assembles Engineering Group for Lunar Activities and the Deep Space Gateway
China Will Focus on a Lunar Surface Station Rather than a Lunar Orbiting Station
NASA and Roscosmos Release Joint Statement on ISS Leak Amid Rumors
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(Score: 2) by loonycyborg on Monday September 24 2018, @06:33PM (4 children)
Since blatant americanophilia of 1993s and later everyone in Russia really like to cede any sort of leadership to US, mostly out of personal laziness and lack of critical thinking skills. But due to late dimplomatic events Russia really should take more initiative and responsibility, because US won't benevolently lead them anymore, if they ever did.
(Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @07:23PM (1 child)
That's why they ceded power to the United States.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @09:44AM
If you believe they ceded any power, you're delusional.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 24 2018, @08:01PM (1 child)
That's why they ceded power to the United States.
Disappearing my comment won't change this fact.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 25 2018, @02:50AM
Sad news dude: as long as you post AC, your comment isn't visible anyway.