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The Soyuz programme is still in active development. It began in the 60s but they're still designing/making new Soyuz rockets/spacecraft.

• trhway 12y ago
  >they're still designing/making new Soyuz rockets/spacecraft. that is exactly the point :) They are also still designing/making new "Zhiguli"("Lada") cars ("cars made of turnip" http://vdownload.eu/watch/856185-top-gear-lada-kalina.html http://vdownload.eu/watch/856185-top-gear-lada-kalina.html ) Beside modest improvements to existing tech, Russia hasn't been able to produce new modern tech in 30 years. They sell oil (with most of the complex drilling in the last 20 years done by western companies with Russia completely missing shale/fracking technology) and buy PCs.
  • sgt101 12y ago
    Hmm - this : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M can do things that no other system can do (hypersonic manuvering) This is fairly unique as well : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VA-111_Shkval
    • techdragon 12y ago
      But it was still mostly designed over 20 years ago http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M#Development_and_deployment http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/RT-2PM2_Topol-M#Development_a...
  • dolphenstein 12y ago
    Thats a dumb argument. Boeing still makes 747s, which is the same age.
    • riffraff 12y ago
      but boeing also launched the 767, 777 and 787 in the intervening decades.
    • trhway 12y ago
      you have obviously never driven/ridden in Russian car :). Otherwise 747 comparison would never cross your mind :)