Russia's Rocket Failure…

Russia's Rocket Failure…
For years, Moscow has tried to fix the industry that was a source of immense pride in the USSR. While it has bounced back from its post-Soviet collapse and once again become a major world player, the Russian rockets have recently suffered a series of humiliating failures.
Unless a miracle happens, the Russian rocket industry may collapse soon!
Find out everything about this in today's episode of Alpha tech:

Firstly, a lot of people have wondered why the Soviet space workhorse Soyuz still existed now.
The capsule claimed the life of the first astronaut to fly in it and was later involved in one of the worst accidents in spaceflight history. Yet Soyuz, an aging piece of cold war technology, the spaceship has earned itself a remarkable reputation and has seen off far more complex, expensive craft such as the space shuttle, which was retired by Nasa five years ago.

But the future of Soyuz is in question today.
Some experts believe that the craft will soon be replaced by cheaper spaceships now being developed in the US by Elon Musk and other entrepreneurs.

The basic design for Soyuz was established in 1962 by the Soviet rocket engineer Sergei Korolev. The craft was intended to become the spaceship that would carry Soviet cosmonauts to the moon. On 28 November 1966, an unmanned version was launched with the aim of carrying out a rendezvous with a second Soyuz to be launched the next day. However, the craft’s systems failed within minutes of reaching orbit and the mission was abandoned. A follow-up mission ended in disaster when its launcher exploded on the launch pad, killing one person.

The Soviets pressed ahead and in April 1967 the first manned Soyuz was launched but crashed on re-entry when its descent capsule’s parachute failed to open, killing its only crewman, Vladimir Komarov. Flights resumed 18 months later and Soyuz eventually entered regular service, though by then the Soviets were lagging behind America in the race to the moon. Nevertheless, they were still able to come up with one startling mission using a version of Soyuz, called Zond 5.
Russia's Rocket Failure…