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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 22:43:40 JST Ars Technica

   Russia: Fine, I guess we should have a Grasshopper rocket project, too
   On this timeline Russia is nearly a decade and a half behind SpaceX.
   https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/11/russia-fine-i-guess-we-should-have-a-grasshopper-rocket-project-too/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • BoneHouseWasps 🔶 (bonehousewasps@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 22:44:27 JST BoneHouseWasps 🔶

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     @arstechnica I'm sure Elon will help them catch up.

   • Corb_The_Lesser (corb_the_lesser@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 23:12:14 JST Corb_The_Lesser

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     @arstechnica It's important to have alternatives to SpaceX, in the US and globally, even if its owner wasn't a malign force. Russia's space industry, though, has a history of releasing proposals that die from lack of funds.