Russian Space Industry: Tracing the History of One of the Biggest Space Powers of the World
The history of the Russian space industry is a unique timeline in modern history that changed the outlook of the global science and technology community. Russia was and is still one of the prominent contributors to space applications on a global scale.
But over time, the country’s space program has suffered inconsistent funding among other issues, caused by the need for the government to stabilize other earthly issues (such as the Russian economy). The nation, which was thought to be way ahead in space technology than other countries in the world, slowly started moving away from the public limelight. Several factors have to be analyzed when a nation starts losing its dominance in a field like space science and technology. Unlike the United States, which made consistent progress in space with the increasing involvement of public and private institutions, Russia faced set back in the space race mainly due to the opaqueness in envisioning long term goals and the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the early 90s.
Today, Russia is still trying to overcome the thread of obstacles from past events and keep the floor open for sustainable initiatives. A collaborative effort between the public and private institutions has been initiated by the…
