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2018-10-13 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

NASA Says Will Use Russia's Soyuz despite Rocket Failure

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Posted by Fred 2018-10-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Cause the Chinese ones are not much better. Now if we only had our own. /sarc

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-10-13 07:54|| 2018-10-13 07:54|| Front Page Top

#2 "Now if we only had our own" yes but perhaps commercial efforts will prove the more efficient route. Russia holds on fortunately but with old technology. China has serious debt issues much worse than our own. To weaken them I said let them spend, spend and spend. Islands, military, development projects many of which are sitting empty now. One child policy is having its negative impact now. Too many older people to support and fewer offspring to carry. In China children must support their elders.

Posted by Dale 2018-10-13 08:31|| 2018-10-13 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 It's a dangerous business. We've managed to blow up our own both coming and going, and our crews didn't survive.

Posted by Glenmore 2018-10-13 11:20|| 2018-10-13 11:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Those who died before led to these two surviving.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-10-13 13:43|| 2018-10-13 13:43|| Front Page Top

#5 NASA don't have a lot of alternatives in it's pocket.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-10-13 13:51|| 2018-10-13 13:51|| Front Page Top

#6 The OPTEMPO is curious.

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-13 14:26|| 2018-10-13 14:26|| Front Page Top

#7 "Showing Initiative" is not a Bureaucratic Virtue -- it is safer to follow established procedure even if you know its wrong. Besides, think of all the Roscosmos/ULA ~~bribe money~~ pressure to 'not rock the boat'.

Posted by magpie 2018-10-13 19:22|| 2018-10-13 19:22|| Front Page Top

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