Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) and state space corporation Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin (L) listen to Director of Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash Igor Arbuzov in Khimki, outside Moscow. Credit: AFP.
Dmitry Rogozin offers up a chilly Siberian taunt: 'I wonder if gentle SpaceX is able to work in such conditions?'
He just can’t let it go.
For some reason, the chief of Russia’s space program, Dmitry Rogozin, can’t stop the trash talking.
He just can’t get over the fact, the he and his space pr0gram are not needed anymore — the US has moved forward — far forward, ehem — with Elon Musk’s SpaceX program, and its advanced smart rocket design.
Ergo, comrade Rogozin — who’s known for espousing unconventional scientific views — and for frequently sarcastic anti-Western rhetoric — has to get in a shot, any chance he gets.
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Update #1: Russia’s space chief cannot seem to get “gentle” SpaceX out of his mind (Ars Technica) Update #2: Russia's Space Chief Just |Took Yet Another Swing At SpaceX (Futurism)
WNU Editor: Memo to Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin. SpaceX is the future.
