Space Age Still Fresh On Kazakh Steppes
Finally, close to half a minute after the first stage rocket engines is ignited, its roar hits the observation stand. Later, Russian and Kazakhstan officials politely and with obvious embarrassment apologize that it should have been louder.
And here is the best quote from the article:
A NASA executive asked us at a launch a while ago why nobody screamed and cheered here, when another manned cosmonaut launch went up, a young Russian engineer tells United Press International. Why should we, It's just another routine job for us.
Russia's Satan Soars For Peaceful Profit
This article points out the major differece between the US and Russian Space Agencies. The second part of the article talks about Russia being far more successful than NASA even though NASA has a US$20 Billion budget.
Dneper carried a payload cluster of no fewer than eight satellites - three U.S. communications ones, three Saudi Arabian communications ones, and two research ones from Italy and France built under the auspices of the European Space Agency.
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