Russia Triples Price to Fly U.S. Astronauts to Int’l. Space Station

CNSNews ^ | 8/2/2013 | Barbara Hollingsworth

[rktman]

Russia will charge the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) $71 million to transport just one American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard its Soyuz spacecraft in 2016.

That’s more than triple the $22 million per seat the Russians charged in 2006, according to a July 8 audit report by NASA’s inspector general.

[rktman]

Sure glad the shuttle program was shut down. Looks like king hussein is gonna need to get some more of the moose slims that have contributed so much to hurry with our next "human occupied" space craft. (can we say hu"man" now?)

[Mr. K]

for $71 milion I’LL PERSONALLY drive them there

[Mr. K]

can’t SpaceX do it much cheaper than that these days

[HokieMom]

Like we never saw that coming.

[Uncle Chip]

Who didn’t see that coming???

[rightwingcrazy]

Maybe the Chinese will take us for cheaper.

[tumblindice]

Stevie Wonder saw that coming.

[UB355]

FUBU Vad.

[UB355]

Whoops FUBO Vad.

[FlingWingFlyer]

It’s time for Americans to stand up and tell this regime to stop this farce. Why is the government wasting so much money sending idiots up to the “space station”? What a joke! If NASA hasn’t learned everything they need to learn about “hanging out” on the “space station” by now, it’s probably a hopeless waste of time anyway. Stop government waste!

[massgopguy]

Putin is throwing pies in Obama’s face like he’s Moe Howard!

[Baynative]

How's that "flexibility thing" working out for ya, Barack?

[massgopguy]

Putin is throwing pies in Obama’s face like he’s Moe Howard!

[DonaldC]

How very capitalistic of them....guess space taxi’ng needs competition.

[massgopguy]

Putin is throwing pies in Obama’s face like he’s Moe Howard!

[Nachum]

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[silverleaf]

Ya’ think it’s expensive to get an astronaut up there, just wait until uncle obama sees what Putin charges to bring him back!

[Sacajaweau]

Obama said no more space program so there was more "social" money" and screwed the Russians.

So be it!!

Obama doesn't play nice. He'll again appeal to "bad Russians" to reconsider. What a dork.

[Irenic]

Cheaper than the Obama’s vacation.

[Hoffer Rand]

In before “unexpectedly.”