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Putin slashes Russia’s space budget and says he expects better results:
Russia plans to slash funding for spaceflight activities during the coming three-year period, from 2022 to 2024. The cuts will come to about 16 percent annually, several Russian publications, including Finanz.ru, report. (These Russian-language articles were translated for Ars by Rob Mitchell.)
For 2022, the state budget for space activities will be set at 210 billion rubles ($2.9 billion), a cut of 40.3 billion rubles ($557 million) from the previous year. Similar cuts will follow in subsequent years. The most significant decreases will be in areas such as "manufacturing-technological activities" and "cosmodrome development." Funding for "scientific research and development" was zeroed out entirely.
[...] Putin has reportedly told the Russian space corporation, Roscosmos, that it must increase the reliability of Russian rockets and "master" the next generation of launch vehicles. This directive has come in response to growing competition in the global space launch business, particularly from US-based SpaceX.
I guess Russia is throwing in the towel as far as space is concerned?
(Score: 2) by looorg on Tuesday October 12 2021, @10:11PM (7 children)
Nah. They have MBA:s and pointy-haired-bosses in Russia to. He is going for the old classic -- Do more (and better) but with less.
Isn't there some Russian Elon clone or something (or can one be created in some secret lab)? Some eccentric billionaire that does weird science stuff he can sent forward to save their ailing space program?
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 12 2021, @10:31PM (6 children)
Musk doesn't do shit other that be a con artist, his minions do his bidding.
Someone needs to buy a scrap Tesla, paint it bright yellow with FUCK MUSK on the sides.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 12 2021, @11:23PM (3 children)
Those minions must be so stupid to fall for such a con... I wonder how such stupid people can even do anything at all, much less build reusable rockets and cars and and all...
Musk haters are even more insufferable than Musk lovers. They have serious insufferability skilz, so watch out!
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Wednesday October 13 2021, @04:20AM (2 children)
Does that include the hyperloop?
How's that idiotic victorian-era fantasy panning out? Reached 700mph maglev in a vacuum yet? Nope, just got fire-hazard cars driving in fire-hazard tunnels at 30mph. So only everything left to do, then? And wasn't it supposed to be all up and running years ago? Because it was "so simple"?
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 2) by Immerman on Wednesday October 13 2021, @05:50PM (1 child)
You mean the Hyperloop idea that Musk specifically claimed he had no intention of developing when he announced it, and released it into the public domain for others to attempt? I'm mildly surprised he even built the early prototype test track for others to use.
You seem to be confusing it with the completely unrelated "Loop" system The Boring Company is working on. Which is more akin to a trainless subway and, from what I've heard, everyone involved so far has been pretty happy with.
I'm sure TBC would be delighted if anyone got the idea working at a tunnel size they could produce, but it seems like currently they've got more work than they can really handle anyway, so they're hardly invested in the concept.
(Score: 2) by FatPhil on Thursday October 14 2021, @08:11AM
And no, it's not an unrelated system at all. Bit by bit he's stripped away features and claims, hoping that people will forget them over time. It seems to have worked, as you seem to have forgotten the connection between the two. Don't you remember the famous "wheels" answer to the question "air cushion or maglev"? No, of course you don't, the Musk reality distortion field has purged it from your mind. This is not the hyperloop you were looking for. Yes, this is not the hyperloop I was looking for.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 4, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Wednesday October 13 2021, @12:37AM (1 child)
Well, Hello Bezos! I didn't realize SN was so famous that you would make an appearance here.
(Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 13 2021, @12:57AM
After quitting Amazon and failing to go to space, he has more than enough free time. It's either shitpost or spend time with Sánchez of Troy.