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Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by wolverine876 on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @10:30AM (#31740083)
> despite the collapse of the USSR, the Russians were—for a long time—the only country capable of putting anyone into space.

For a few years?

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Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by adolph on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @12:22PM (#31741683)
About 9.

> Space Shuttle which retired from service in 2011.

> 30 May 2020 (crewed)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2

EDIT:

Sorry, I forgot the capability of China. I mentally equated "putting anyone in space" with putting people into the ISS.

With China in the picture, the Soviet-only gap would be between Skylab and Shuttle, I guess?

China's first crewed mission in space on October 15, 2003, which carried Yang Liwei in orbit for 21 hours and made China the third nation to launch a human into orbit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Manned_Space_Program

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Re:Just another Apollo? Part two (2005) by UncleSlacky on Tuesday June 14, 2022 @01:38PM (#31743034)
More like between Apollo-Soyuz and Shuttle, so about 6 years (1975-81).
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