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| Russia to suspend nuclear, rocket cooperation with America, ban US tobacco & alcohol |
| 2018-04-16 |
| [RT] Russian lawmakers have drafted a bill suspending cooperation with US companies in the nuclear, missile and aircraft-building spheres, as well as introducing restrictions on imports of alcohol and tobacco produced in the US. “The bill is about alcohol and tobacco products and about ceasing or suspending international cooperation in the nuclear sphere, rocket engine building and aircraft building between Russian companies and organizations under US jurisdiction,” one of the bill’s sponsors, MP Ivan Melnikov (Communist Party), was quoted as saying in the State Duma’s Twitter message. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #11 My bad not ATK rather AJR (Aero-Jet Rocketdyne) |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-04-16 23:35 |
| #10 Atlas will be a huge hit. Lockheed is supposed to have a bunch of engines stashed away but they need Vulcan with the BE-4 yesterday not in 2029-21. ULA is screwed unless they can cook up something yesterday with the ATK engine for Atlas - It cough .. is supposed to be ... cough a drop in replacement... cough... I am betting maybe %10 it is. The could back fill with F9/FH and certify quickly F9/FH for all USAF/NRO missions allowing reflight so they don't screw up SpaceX's switch to BFS/BFR Mars rocket. F9 has over 50 missions under it's belt. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2018-04-16 22:59 |
| #9 Pretty sure the average Russian drinks Russian vodka. I wonder if they have ramped up production enough to keep everyone supplied. Couple years ago they had some kind of shortage... |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-04-16 11:57 |
| #8 Drafted not passed |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-04-16 11:53 |
| #7 Going to guess that the suits at ULA also expected swillary to win and also outlive McStain, thus ensuring RD-180s for as long as needed. I'm not a Musk fan, but Falcon sure seems to havr come along at the right time... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-04-16 11:35 |
| #6 Does this mean we need to hitchhike home from the International Space Station? I know there have been some unmanned America resupply missions, but I thought the humans were carried by the Russians. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2018-04-16 10:21 |
| #5 But we can still sell them marijuana, right? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-04-16 09:47 |
| #4 Quick! Ship in a bunch now before the embargo hits! Blackmarket rates will go through the roof!!! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-04-16 09:36 |
| #3 A reduction in Amerikonski alcohol and smokes? I doubt that will be a popular move at home. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-04-16 09:21 |
| #2 Oh, good. There were families in Detroit that were low on alcohol and smokes. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2018-04-16 09:04 |
| #1 Russian cooperation - add to the list of oxymorons |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2018-04-16 08:45 |