ScienceA decade after S7’s bet, Sea Launch remains idle after more than 12 years without a rocket launch

Ten years ago, Russia’s S7 Group bought Sea Launch, a floating Pacific spaceport intended to break into the commercial launch market. Built through cooperation among Russian, Ukrainian, U.S. and Norwegian partners, the project achieved successes but also suffered accidents, commercial setbacks and political fallout. It now sits idle in Russia’s Primorye region with no clear future.

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