Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 28, 2012 #1 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Russia Launches $70 Bln Space Program for 2013-2020 MOSCOW, December 27 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will spend 2.1 trillion rubles (about $70 billion) under a state program for the development of the national space industry in 2013-2020, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday.“The total volume of funding is quite significant: 2.1 trillion rubles, including extrabudgetary sources,” he said. Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean93 Posted December 28, 2012 #2 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I hope this ignites a new same race - this time humans on mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted December 28, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I hope this ignites a new same race - this time humans on mars. I doubt it. Remember this is for all non-classified Russian space projects. Their equivalent of NASA, Roscosmos will only get part of that funding. In total it works out at $10 billion per year. NASA's budget is already $17 billion per year. Roscosmos currently gets around $3.8 billion per year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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