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Was there a competition? I assume US will use their own tech if possible even if is more risky to avoid the dependency on Russia.
by simion314 6y ago
Was there a competition? I assume US will use their own tech if possible even if is more risky to avoid the dependency on Russia.
- virtue3 6y agoThat would be false, otherwise we would not have retired the shuttle.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoThere is always implied competition when it comes to space since its something that only the "richest" countries can do, especially crewed spaceflight
- simion314 6y agoI do not see what competition or race US won, I mean US just catch up in a way, they managed to wash the humiliation of depending on Russia but I could not see how catching up is a win.
- NikolaeVarius 6y agoThe race to build a modern crewed vehicle to the ISS. Compare to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orel_(spacecraft) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orel_(spacecraft)