US Senate Allows NASA To Buy Soyuz Vehicles 298
arc.light writes "According to a report at Space.com, the US Senate voted to allow NASA to buy Russian Soyuz vehicles for the purpose of servicing the International Space Station. Because Russia continues to assist Iran with its nuclear energy and ballistic missile programs, NASA would otherwise not be allowed to buy Russian hardware by the Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000. The US House of Representatives still needs to give its approval before NASA can make such a purchase."
Good News (Score:2, Funny)
This is just in the nick of time, because Crazy Ivan's Space Capsule Clearance House announced a sale for next week.
Not like it matters.... (Score:5, Funny)
Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
We fly the Americans to space.
Re:Sad state of our Nation (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Simple (Score:2, Funny)
C, C, J, K, T, F...
C, C, J, K, T, F...
I don't see it.
Wait, maybe you mean numerical pattern:
68, 68, 74, 75, 84, 70.
Still don't see it.
Clinton, Carter, Johnson, Kennedy, Truman, FDR..
Womanizer, Do-gooder, War President, Womanizer, Do-gooder, War President!!!
Was that it?
Now check the dates (Score:3, Funny)
The entire space race is more about propaganda and carefully chosen facts then about real accomplisments.
I see it very simple, US has the money, USSR got the tech. The cold war is over so why no cooperate for once. When the two worked together before they succesfully killed a lot of germans. Maybe the new US operated soyuz will be a commercial sucess. Or maybe it will crash on germany. Either way the world wins.
For interest of full disclosure, any country that started two of the two world wars should not now seek a seat on the security council. The proper role for such country is to be quiet.