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bookers555 t1_j17kbmu wrote

Reply to comment by mcchanical in The European Vega-C rocket was lost shortly after lift-off from French Guiana on Tuesday with two Airbus satellites on board by DoremusJessup

The US relied on Russia since 2011 (retirement of the Space Shuttle) to 2020. Wasn't even a decade.

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mcchanical t1_j17t1t3 wrote

No, no. You misunderstand, the first American to hitch a ride was 1995. Not 2011, 1995.

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bookers555 t1_j17wzw1 wrote

But they didnt completely rely on Russians until 2011.

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