Waspie_Dwarf Posted September 4, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Russia to begin building record-setting super-heavy space rocket Vladimir Putin has given his preliminary approval for the development of a Russian-designed rocket capable of lifting a record 150 tons of cargo into orbit, to rival similar projects from NASA and Elon Musk’s SpaceX."Today we heard the first concrete words about commencing work on the project. Previously, there was discussion and expert roundtables, but today President Putin gave the preliminary go-ahead for the new rocket," declared Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, who curates the country’s space industry, after touring the Vostochny cosmodrome in the east of the country with the Russian leader. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh17 Posted September 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2014 That'd be worth watching the lift off on that monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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