[FPSPACE] NASA wary of relying on Russia

[Kosmos327 at aol.com]

Gentleman (and fellow FPSpacers),
 
I think the "90%" may be an exaggeration, but an appropriate one. Just as  Ed 
stated that the N1 put a dozen men on the moon, I think it's safe to say that 
 if it weren't for the Russian cooperation with the United States in building 
the  ISS, the only space station we'd be seeing orbiting Earth would be Mir 
2. And no  matter how much of the ISS is Russian built, very shortly the 
Americans will  soon be 100% dependant on the Russians.
 
If America is serious about continuing manned space exploration, rather  than 
criticizing the Russians we need to acknowledge where we stand, put a  
serious space initiative in place (and stick to it this time), and collectively  
kiss the Russian's asses. Because like it or not, Vladimir Putin has  
successfully put the Russian Federation into a place where, simply as a  matter of 
national prestige, they can take the reins and extend man's reach  into the solar 
system.
 
At this point I foresee a multitude of nations sending Man to Mars within  my 
life time. There will be a number of flags placed there. However, the first  
one won't be the Red, White, and Blue ... it will be White, Blue and Red.
 
My two cent's worth.
 
David L. Rickman
 
 
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In a message dated 3/10/2008 7:36:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jbcharle at gmail.com writes:

On Mon,  Mar 10, 2008 at 5:04 AM, Jakob Terweij <japio at dds.nl> wrote:
>  ...90 % of ISS is Russian made . ...

Jakob, can you explain how you  arrived at this number?
-- 
John Charles
Houston,  Texas






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