Russian expert: In the space industry, Russia had better follow China's way!

The U.S. aerospace industry model is frightening.

An article by expert Mikhail Zubov was published in the June 12 issue of "China Today" in Russia.

According to The Washington Post, against the backdrop of the conflict between Donald Trump and Elon Musk, NASA has been looking for possible alternatives to Musk's rockets and spacecraft, which is why Boeing is reluctant to give up despite its poor performance.

Pentagon heavily relies on Musk for launching military satellites and manned spaceflights.

In the U.S., Elon Musk receives substantial assistance from the American budget, but he gets less than what he wants.

Musk hopes to see his person appointed as head of NASA, but another person was ultimately chosen.

-Trump said he would deprive Musk of government contracts, and Musk responded: well, please, I will stop the Dragon spacecraft.

This kind of "childish" relationship in space makes everyone feel afraid.

This could damage the entire U.S. aerospace industry.

Newsweek believes that if Trump and Musk have another conflict, the U.S. will once again rely on Russia for manned space launches.

In Russia, in recent years, there has also been consideration to attract private enterprises to participate in space projects.

But how to ensure the development of public-private partnerships in the space sector while avoiding the risk of entrepreneurs' impulsive actions disrupting the space program?

Astronaut Yelena Serova answered this question in an interview with "Free Press":

-Commercial partnerships in the space sector are necessary, and it is essential to provide opportunities for the development of private space companies, but under state control. We cannot have a situation like in the U.S.

Because space exploration concerns national security.

Russia does not have commercial giants like Musk or Bezos in the U.S., such businesses can only be created from above, just like in China.

In 2014, China issued a government decree stating that it is necessary to develop private enterprises in the space sector, and this has been clearly implemented.

Ivan Moiseev said that many successes achieved by China in the past decade are also related to their learning from the U.S., but it is different. Russia had better follow China's path.

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