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The Russian Accounts Chamber says it's identified a possible reason for the spate of costly failures of Russia's space program involving misuse and irregularities of project funds. The initial findings come from an investigation of the spate of spacecraft losses by Roskosmos. Just last month, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin ordered a complete investigation. Exactly when the Soyuz will be placed back into service remains to be officially announced leading to the possibility of humans abandoning the International Space Station.
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