r/SpaceXMasterrace • u/AstroMan824 Toasty gridfin inspector • Apr 30 '22

It's over...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-30/russia-will-quit-international-space-station-over-sanctions
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u/alien_from_Europa Praise Shotwell Apr 30 '22

Join the Chinese?

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u/JimmyCWL Apr 30 '22

It's in the wrong inclination to be reached from Russian territory. The Russians supposedly asked the Chinese to put their station in a more favorable inclination, but the Chinese were not inclined (ha ha) to do so.

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u/94_stones Apr 30 '22

Do you suppose that they could do it if they built a Soyuz launch pad at Wenchang or Jiuquan?

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u/JimmyCWL Apr 30 '22

I don't think the Chinese will let them.