1 posted on
01/15/2004 1:11:45 PM PST by
presidio9
To: presidio9
It is amazing what the Soviets did with the technology they had available. They sent probes to the surface of Venus for crying out loud... I hope they do join us in another "space race"...
2 posted on
01/15/2004 1:15:31 PM PST by
ambrose
To: presidio9
With whose money?
They couldnt even afford to build their own part of the cheesy "We are the World" spacestation.
3 posted on
01/15/2004 1:20:46 PM PST by
VaBthang4
(-He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep-)
To: presidio9
Russia said that it had the know-how to relaunch its space exploration programs It's a subtle point. China says they can do this. Russia says they can do this. Bush says this is what we're going to do.
5 posted on
01/15/2004 1:24:09 PM PST by
RightWhale
(How many technological objections will be raised?)
To: presidio9
"Russia can overtake USA," an anchorwoman on state television said Thursday, echoing comments the previous day by a top Russian space official who said that Moscow is capable of placing a man on Mars within 10 years at one tenth of the cost of reported US plans.
Much money can be saved by eliminating triple redundant back-up systems and other non-essentials. Just ask the crew of the Kursk.
8 posted on
01/15/2004 2:09:10 PM PST by
ffusco
(Maecilius Fuscus,Governor of Longovicium , Manchester, England. 238-244 AD)
To: presidio9
"Russia can overtake USA," an anchorwoman on state television said Thursday, echoing comments the previous day by a top Russian space official who said that Moscow is capable of placing a man on Mars within 10 years at one tenth of the cost of reported US plans. This is an incredible claim considering that Russia never made it to the moon in the first place. The best they were able to do was send a probe to the moon...and that crashed.
On the other hand, the Russians did excel at keeping Mir in orbit well past its expected lifespan. That's no easy feat.
I wouldn't be suprised in the least if the Lunar mission and subsequent Mars mission wound up being a multi-national effort between NASA, ESA, the Russians and (don't laugh) the Chinese.
11 posted on
01/15/2004 2:50:38 PM PST by
Prime Choice
(Americans are a spiritual people. We're happy to help members of al Qaeda meet God.)
To: presidio9
Just remember, everybody . . . It's PPP not GDP that'll put Russia on Mars. </sarcasm>
To: presidio9
New state-of-the-art russian booster.
(Hamster not included...)
27 posted on
01/16/2004 12:05:24 AM PST by
MrJingles
("What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork to my lunch?" -- W.C. Feilds)
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