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> despite the collapse of the USSR, the Russians were—for a long time—the only country capable of putting anyone into space. For a few years?
by wolverine876 4y ago
> despite the collapse of the USSR, the Russians were—for a long time—the only country capable of putting anyone into space.
For a few years?
- adolph 4y agoAbout 9. > Space Shuttle which retired from service in 2011. > 30 May 2020 (crewed) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2 EDIT: Sorry, I forgot the capability of China. I mentally equated "putting anyone in space" with putting people into the ISS. With China in the picture, the Soviet-only gap would be between Skylab and Shuttle, I guess? China's first crewed mission in space on October 15, 2003, which carried Yang Liwei in orbit for 21 hours and made China the third nation to launch a human into orbit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Manned_Space_Program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Manned_Space_Program
- UncleSlacky 4y agoMore like between Apollo-Soyuz and Shuttle, so about 6 years (1975-81).