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To: TimF who wrote (438)	2/7/2003 9:37:12 PM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (1) of 603

New Burden for a Poor Russian Space Program nytimes.com [ Hi Tim. This article contains perhaps an oblique reference to that story. Also a rather remarkable contrast. Contrast first: ] Russia's space program is sophisticated, reliable and poverty-stricken. The national space budget is $266 million, less than 2 percent of NASA's $14.7 billion and barely half of what India spends. [ what a fragile lifeline for the space station. On the accident front: ] The Russians have had their share of disasters and close calls. An explosion two decades ago killed 84 people, the worst space-related disaster on record. One 1980's launching had to be aborted when the rocket exploded during liftoff, and only an exit device saved the astronaut's life. [ I tried a quick search for other refs, but couldn't come up with anything obvious. ]

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