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Thanks to rogozin, Russia is the first ever former space state.

• Rebelgecko 4y ago
  How do you define former space state? For example, IIRC the UK is the only country that voluntarily gave up all launch capabilities (they're trying to reverse this though). The US had a patch not too long ago where we couldn't launch humans ourselves (getting people to the ISS was outsourced to Russia)
  • JumpCrisscross 4y ago
    > How do you define former space state? Russia likely lacks the ability to indigenously develop a novel space platform. This is fine. Its economy is between New York and Florida. But for a culture geared towards dignity, it could be dangerous.