Published 08:41 IST, June 10th 2020
Russia Space Agency Head complains about American jokes after SpaceX Crew Dargon launch
Russian Space Agency chief on Tuesday, June 9 lamented that Americans still do not take the Russian space programme as seriously as their own.
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Russian ncy chief on Tuesday, June 9 lamented that Americans still do t take Russian programme as seriously as ir own and complained of American jokes.
Citing recent X Crew Dargon launch, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin while speaking to an international media said that America should show more respect for Russia's programmes and thank m for having relied on it for nine years to shuttle US astronauts. As per reports, launch h heavily relied on Russian Soyuz craft.
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Complaining furr, Rogozin said that when ir partners h finally mand to conduct a successful test on ir craft, America only directed jokes and mockery towards m. He furr ded that Russia was first country to send a man into .
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Meanwhile, Russian ncy also criticised and slammed US President Donald Trump after he h said that X launch showed that US h regained its place as world leer in .
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NASA-X Mission
X’s Falcon 9 launched Crew Dragon’s second demonstration (Demo-2) mission from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Center in Florida on May 30 at 3:22 p.m. EDT. test flight with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley on board Dragon craft returned human flight to United States after nine long years. Crew Dragon is automously docked with International Station (ISS), since about 10:30 a.m. EDT on May 31.
United States' National Aeronautics ncy (NASA) and X on May 27 h to call off ir Demo-2 mission at last moment due to b wear conditions. However, launch took place later on May 30 with Crew Dragon successfully launched into near-Earth orbiter. Demo-2 is X’s final test flight to validate its crew transportation system, including Crew Dragon, Falcon 9 rocket, launch p, and operations capabilities.
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08:41 IST, June 10th 2020