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Asian Nations Seek Space Launch Alternatives – Nikkei

Asian satellite operators are trying to wean themselves off the inexpensive Russian space launch services they have long relied on


NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei gives a thumbs up with cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov of Russia's Roscosmos before a launch on a Soyuz rocket in April 2021. Photo: NASA

 

Japan and South Korea are scrambling for alternatives to space launch services from Russia’s Soyuz as Asia deals with the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Nikkei Asia reported.

Satellite operators are trying to wean themselves off the inexpensive Russian launch services they have long relied on.

Read the full report: Nikkei Asia

 

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.