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Rescue Mission For European Space Industry

Posted by timothy on from the they're-creating-more-space dept.

metz2000 writes "The New Scientist reports that the European Space Agency (ESA) has pledged hundreds of millions of Euros to guarantee its independent access to space. Europe also looks set to co-operate with the Russian Space Agency. Looks like the space industry is hotting up again. How will NASA react to this news after being the dominant space agency over the past three decades? A lot of money is going into rocket technology also; with this and the 'European version' of GPS are we heading towards a future conflict across the Atlantic?"

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  1. Conflicts by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    with this and the 'European version' of GPS are we heading towards a future conflict across the Atlantic?

    That is primarily dependent upon the accessibility of your oil supply. :-)

  2. Re:Conflict across the Atlantic? by sparkes · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know what they say behind every Bush is a terrorist these days ;-)

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  3. No conflict necessary by spakka · · Score: 3, Funny

    Europe should simply wait a generation or two until creationist christians have complete control of the US government and education system. When the entire US public believes the sky to be an inverted bowl suspended over a flat earth, it will be safe to resume space travel.

  4. Re:trash hauling by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    No, it'll just mean garbage collection vehicles will be needed sooner or later.

    Stupid NASA scientists, should have used Java from the start.

  5. Re:But ... by -brazil- · · Score: 3, Funny
    If we pull all of our troops out of Europe, who will keep the Germans out of France?


    Frace's highway tolls will.


    It frightens me deeply even thing about it.


    Aren't odd things usually considered more frightening?


    You owe us Europe.. you owe us big.


    Not as much as we owe the Soviets.

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  6. and it's a terrorist nation ! by The+Famous+Druid · · Score: 2, Funny

    Those of us who live in the pacific region remember the French terrorist bombing of the Rainbow Warrior (a Greenpeace protest vessel) in a New Zealand harbour.

    The terrorists were French Secret Service agents, and were caught, convicted, and sentenced to prison terms in NZ. The French government made a deal with the NZ government where they would serve their terms in French prisons, and once they were back in France they broke this agreement and set them free.

    So, Weapons of Mass Destruction (which actually exist) and proven terrorist links, but no oil. Sadly the conditions for war are not met.

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