July 18, 0231 UTC -Zenit 3F carrying Spektr R (RadioAstron) Space Radio Telescope

[suciosguild]

GO RUSSIA! SWEET CANT WAIT TO SEE SOME NEW HQ SPACE PHOTOS

[nextlaunch]

@suciosguild Spektr-R is a radio telescope, not an optical telescope

[jordanBLP1]

@ir192217 I dont understand why people oppose studying the universe.. I'll bet that committee is a team of christian fanatics

[nextlaunch]

@jordanBLP1 Noone is opposing studying universe. JWST is horribly over budget. Yes, it would be sad to see JWST get cancelled, because in my opinion science shouldn't be punished because of bad program managers, but there also has to be a limit, so other projects wouldn't suffer. You have to remember that NASA has a relatively small budget.

[eituzett]

Russia is able to get up this huge telescope without anyone knowing it, while the US hypes up a project years before it's launch date, and then cancels it. Russia is like the silent nerd in the class who everyone thinks is a giant loser, while the US is the popular guy who doesn't get to study 'cause he's to busy punching ants in the sandbox..

[opr036]

Don't mess up with Russians!!!

[ggemeliaris]

go go go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!



[andrewbeals]

Gratuloj al miaj Rusaj amikoj!

[hitokiri657]

Looking forward to seeing this new breakthrough images.

Welcome back Cold War ! ( Friendly competition between nations )

[TimothyStuartRiches]

Congratulations to Russia for putting the largest space telescope in orbit! *EXCELLENT*

[mywritingden]

@0legka86 agreed, GO RUSSIA!

[DobermanREC]

Просто они не знают что такое зенит и какие там линзы)))))

[PayLemon]

Поздравляю!

[TomaxMindbender]

Congratulations Russia! This is the kind of stuff we should be doing in the US, but we're wasting trillions killing people in a desert.

[MihaPiter]

Утрем пендосам нос в радиоастрономии!!!!! ;)))))

[MihaPiter]

Ураааа!!!!

[SpaceWalkTraveller]

It makes me very happy to see Russia continuing its space exploration programs to advance science. Thanks Russia for making this happen.

[banesk24]

cheers



[youtkk67]

Congratulations !

[softer26]

Будет ждать результатов. А откуда рулить спутником будут? из Евпатории?

[Yurielkafa]

 Молодцы братцы. Россия так держать!

[juggis]

cool

[SamodVA]

Ушла, родимая... :-)