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International Space Station: Canada to the Rescue?

Posted by chrisd on from the canada-going-to-bat-for-science dept.

Apostata writes "The following story from the Globe and Mail outlines a proposal of the head of the Canadian Space Agency to seek renewed funding for the recently stripped-down NASA budget for the ISS. He makes an interesting point that - contrary to the belief that the ISS is a NASA brainchild/braintrust - many countries have poured $billions$ into it's development and should thus have a say in whether there should be any cutbacks. Read all about it here."

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  1. groovy by sulli · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    now we can fleece the Canadian taxpayers for this mega-boondoggle.

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    sulli
    RTFJ.
  2. Jingoism again? by Exmet+Paff+Daxx · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    many countries have poured $billions$ into it's development

    I think what you meant to say was that many countries have poured billions of Rubles, Drachmas, and Yen into the ISS project. Believe it or not, the world does not revolve around you Americans, even in the financial world. We still have our own currencies, so far.

    Here's to hoping the ISS makes it,
    EPD.

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    1. Re:Jingoism again? by MindStalker · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      Yea, exactly, and the exchange rate is shit. So total contributions are equal to what? $1.95?

  3. Re:US vs. Canada by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    >

    You couldn't kill anyone if you had to. You have no military. You hide behind the protection of the US military and shout "death to America" all day long. We're not impressed. We don't even care. Like every other nation on earth, we ignore you, except for occasional replies to standard, insecure-Canadian posts on various web sites.

  4. Re:Cooperation? by SectoidRandom · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Your right there about competition, nothing like the threat of Good-Old Thermoneuclear war to get the Space race going!

    Pitty we dont have that anymore..

    /end sarcasm.

  5. Re:US vs. Canada by tenchiken · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    And in return, you have not had to worry about your borders from outside threat since 1865.