Russia launches three astronauts to ISS; China launches Earth observation satellite
Russia today successfully used its Soyuz-2 rocket to launch three astronauts to ISS, two Russians and an American flying as part of the NASA-Roscosmos barter deal whereby each agency flies an astronaut from the other in order to make sure everyone knows how to use each other’s equipment.
China in turn today used its Long March 2D rocket to launch an Earth observations satellite into orbit.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
42 SpaceX
38 China
12 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
5 ULA
American private enterprise still leads China 58 to 38 in the national rankings, and is now tied with the entire world combined at 58.
Russia today successfully used its Soyuz-2 rocket to launch three astronauts to ISS, two Russians and an American flying as part of the NASA-Roscosmos barter deal whereby each agency flies an astronaut from the other in order to make sure everyone knows how to use each other’s equipment.
China in turn today used its Long March 2D rocket to launch an Earth observations satellite into orbit.
The leaders in the 2022 launch race:
42 SpaceX
38 China
12 Russia
7 Rocket Lab
5 ULA
American private enterprise still leads China 58 to 38 in the national rankings, and is now tied with the entire world combined at 58.