- President Vladimir Putin pledged $51.8 billion by 2020 to place his country back in the top ranks of world space explorers. The centerpiece of that promise is Vostochny, a launch site, under construction in eastern Siberia. Putin promised that within 5 years, an ISS crew would launch from Vostochny. http://www.space.com/21555-russian-rocket-launch-site-kazakhstan.html 125 comments space
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