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International Space Station: Canada to the Rescue?
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."
I've personally performed 23 moon walks since Jan. 1, 2001. Much to the delight of my three remaining fans.
Michael Jackson
Furthermore, as a Canadian taxpayer, I will naturally be asked to help decide who gets to be an astronaut. Moderators, you know what to do.
Carousel is a lie!
It's kinda pathetic that Terrorists blow something up, and governments start tossing money at militaries, and ignore their space programs. Maybe the terrorists are just using the ground stuff as a distraction, to launch their orbiting "laser" of death.
"At least 2½[and a half] crew members are needed merely to operate the ISS."
Wouldn't it be safe to round that up?
Maybe the Japanese should have opted for a Mobile Suit Gundham instead of an Experiment Module Kibo.
Dear Will, the plums were poisoned. -- Cheese Club
Oh right. Forgetting for a moment that this is an AMERICAN website and that the author of the article was likely implying billions after _conversion_, the article should have read:
"many countries have poured billions of drachmas, kopeks, dong, won, yen, pesetas, rubles, rupees, lira, marks, pounds, franks, krones, shillings, pesos, punts, baht, yuan, taka and polished beads into it's development..."
Give me a break.
LEXX
"Gold still represents the ultimate form of payment in the world." - Alan Greenspan, 1999
-US takes the initiative on creating the ISS, contributing the bulk of funding and nearly all technology.
-Canada whines that the US isn't doing it the way Canada wants.
-US takes the initiative to throw off the chains of an obsolete and oppressive monarchy.
-Canada keeps calling said monarch "daddy" for two hundred years.
-Americans call themselves "Americans," as is their right.
-Canadians feel left out.
I think what we can say with certainty, is that Canadians tend to have serious inferiority complexes. I can't say I blame them. If my country's sole export was third rate comedians, I might feel inferior about it, too.
" it is the private sector that can run self sustained, profitable activities, where scientific achievement is usually followed by economic achievemnt. "
Ho ho ho!!! Been to F*ckedCompany lately?
their rescue attempt will resemble this :)