VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday (Sep 12) hailed South African-born businessman Elon Musk as an 'outstanding person' and businessman whose SpaceX company had become a major player in the space transportation industry. Putin's public praise of Musk comes days after the US-bas
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed South African-born businessman Elon Musk as an"outstanding person" and businessman whose SpaceX company had become a major player in the space transportation industry.
Putin, speaking at an economic forum in Russia's far east, did not refer to the Starlink incident. But when asked about the success of Musk's SpaceX company in launching rockets into space, he said:
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