Elon Musk said he was 'overcome with emotion' after two NASA astronauts were blasted into space in the Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida yesterday
Newsweek: Russian Space Agency Says SpaceX Launch 'Should Have Happened Long Ago,' Describes Trump Praise as 'Hysteria'
A spokesperson for Russia's space agency took a dig at the U.S. after the successful launch of two U.S. astronauts aboard a SpaceX craft bound for the International Space Station (ISS)--while also describing President Donald Trump's praise of the successful mission as "hysteria."
"The hysteria raised after the successful launch of the [SpaceX] Crew Dragon spacecraft is hard to understand," Vladimir Ustimenko, a spokesperson for Roscosmos, wrote on Twitter, referring to Trump's statement.
"What has happened should have happened long ago. Now it's not only the Russians flying to the ISS, but also the Americans. Well that's wonderful!" he added.
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WNU Editor: They may end up working together .... Elon Musk tweets IN RUSSIAN to accept co-operation offer from Russia’s space agency (RT).
More News On Russia Responding To Yesterday's NASA - SpaceX Launch
Moscow bemused at US space 'hysteria' as Musk taunts Russia -- AFP
Roscosmos lauds manned SpaceX launch, says it won’t sit idly & promises ‘interesting’ response -- RT
Russia to lose money from astronauts’ delivery to ISS after Crew Dragon launch - expert -- TASS
At some $80 million per person, per launch and increasing every time, I would imagine that the Russians are a little pissed at losing the source of funding for their entire space program.
ReplyDelete/on the bright side for the the Russians, they'll enjoy spending time in Florida - as opposed to Kazakhstan.
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It's a private launch! History is made! Spot on Russ.
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