The Russian Space Program: In Search of a New Business Model
Journal: Asia policy
Year: 2020

The Russian Space Program:In Search of a New Business Model James Clay Moltz (bio) Over the past three decades, Russia's space program has ridden a wild and at times unpleasant roller coaster. Following the Soviet Union's breakup in 1991, its once world-leading space sector suffered a near-death experience over the following decade after state funding plummeted. Under this duress, the space program rapidly transformed itself into a low-cost commercial provider of launch and human spaceflight ser