The successful moon landing by India highlights Russia’s unsettling shortcomings
Leroy Chiao, PhD, serves as a consultant and holds the role of CEO and co-founder at One Orbit LLC, a company focused on motivational training, education, and talent management. He brings extensive experience, having served as a NASA astronaut from 1990 to 2005. Chiao participated in four space missions on three Space Shuttles and acted as the copilot of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, commanding Expedition 10 at the International Space Station. The opinions expressed in this commentary are exclusively his own.
Civil space programs are established and maintained by nations for various reasons. Some aim to advance their scientific and technological endeavors, while others seek to expand their technical workforce or inspire the upcoming generation of professionals.
Nonetheless, the overarc...