NASA Should Learn From Rosaviacosmos

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I find it pretty rich that after the Americans f*cked up and killed another 7 astronauts that they are taking their bloody time to help fund the Russian contingent of the ISS venture, who are now doing all of the lifting of crew and supplies into orbit.

The following is an extract from an aticle on the recent launch of a Soyuz-FG rocket that lifted three austonauts (one Russian, one Dutchman, one Americn) into orbit, en route to the ISS, from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Russias primary space launch facility.

The task of keeping the international space station manned, has forced Russia to put on hold construction of its own segment of the space station and some commercial projects.

Looking for ways to ease the burden, the cash-strapped Russian space agency has suggested that if the United States shared the cost of launches it could deliver more cargo and men to the station.

But Navias said NASA was not prepared to discuss the proposal.

Russia has also proposed to extend a crew mission on the space station from six months to one year to free hands to give rides to well-paying space tourists, Sergei Gorbunov, chief spokesman for the Russian space agency, said Saturday.

Gorbunov said that despite the recent improvement of government funding, due to President Vladimir Putin's `"close attention'' to the space industry, it was still on a tight ration. "`We have nowhere to take money from."

Navias said NASA "was evaluating the request."

NASA have fucked up majorly and are now relying on the Rosaviacosmos (the Russian space agency) to do a lot of the work for them until they can "unground" their fleet of Shuttles.

Perhaps NASA should get it head out of it's own arse, get rid of the morons who ignored requests for more information in order to better evaluate Columbia so that what happened would not happen, realise that on several ocasions in the past they have made complete dick heads of themselves (need I mention the lost Mars probes) and understand that the Russians (with bugger all funding) have managed time and time again to safely and reliably launch crew and cargo into orbit without incident. This is why NASA should help fund the Russians and take notes.

NASA should be learning from the Russians and having a serious look at themselves.

You have just been reading another Brain Fart from Grant
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