President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the first segment of Russia's new orbital station, which Moscow sees as the next logical development in space exploration after the International Space Station (ISS), should be put into operation by 2027.
  • MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world
    211·
    8 months ago

    Sadly, most of the skilled workers needed for this project were pressed into military service, and got blown up in Ukraine.

    • TWeaK@lemm.eeEnglish
      121·
      8 months ago

      Or sent to prison for collaborating, like that scientist who worked on commercial hypersonic airplanes.

      • Aux@lemmy.world
        7·
        8 months ago

        Or just packed their shit and ran away as far as they could. A lot of great IT professionals I know started leaving Russia after 2014. After 2022 literally everyone I know left Russia. Putin has fucked Russia real hard…