NASA seeks private space-ferries

space.com ^ | 11/09/05 | Colin Clark

[KevinDavis]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has approved amendments to the Iran Nonproliferation Act (INA), clearing the way for NASA to pay for Russian launches and spacecraft to support the International Space Station.

The bill was approved late Nov 8 by unanimous consent, meaning it was not subject to a floor vote because no senators objected to its passage. The House passed the same bill Oct. 26.

"NASA appreciates the efforts of Congress to resolve restrictions placed on our partnership with Russia,” NASA chief Michael Griffin said in a statement. “Congress' action helps to ensure the continuous presence of U.S. astronauts on the International Space Station.”

[KevinDavis]

[PositiveCogins]

"NASA seeks private space-ferries"

Open a recruiting office in San Fransissico.

[TheForceOfOne]

LOL!

Jay Leno & David Letterman never had a monologue joke this good.

[mym]

Open a recruiting office in San Fransissico.==

No, no, in Moscow. More chances.

[ARCADIA]

“Congress' action helps to ensure the continuous presence of U.S. astronauts on the International Space Station.”

...and, the point of that exercise is???????

NASA has become ASA; if this is the best that they can come up with, then they no longer serve their original purpose and should be shut down. They were created to promote the advancement of our national space and aeronautical engineering sciences; if they can no longer do that then there is little point in continuing to fund them.

[jmcenanly]

Jay Leno & David Letterman never had a monologue joke this good.
No doubt with photo of Mr Sulu from the original Star Trek series.
On the serious side, however, it makes sense for NASA to use private transportation for routine station maintenance, and develop vehicles for going outside what they have already explored.
Perhaps a visit to Priceline is in order.