Russia hits out at Trump ‘hysteria’ over SpaceX launch and vows to beat the US to Mars
Russia has mocked US President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of Nasa astronauts from US soil in nine years.
Trump, who observed the launch, said the United States had regained its place as the world's leader in space.Nasa astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are strapped in the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule The US success will potentially deprive Roscosmos, which has suffered corruption scandals and a number of malfunctions, of the lucrative fees it charged to take US astronauts to the ISS.
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