EU and Russia Show Off New Lunar Spacecraft Design

schliz writes "Space flight planners have unveiled a new spaceship design for a joint EU/Russian trip to the Moon. The EU will be building the crew capsule, using technology developed for the automatic cargo system used to supply the International Space Station." First one to link to decent pics (the article has none) wins undying gratitude and a warm feeling inside.

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[spydum]

your liter.

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[Sybert42]

Oh, and Dvorak. Dvorak lets your free mind out. Your atheist mind. Your mind that happens to be completely, mindlessly, and utterly incomprehensibly in love, in deep utter love, with your wife (you being the eunuch). EU and Russia may be planning a trip to the freaking moon. You are planning a trip to nothingness with the wife. To anywhere. As an artificial being. A self. Made not of DNA...

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[sumdumass]

At the poverty line, that family of 4 is getting about $400 to $600 a month in food stamps, plus a free medical ride for the kids at least and probably the mother depending on how old the kids are. And this doesn't even start to mention the free/drastically reduced food from the food pantries and government cheese handouts that happen periodically or the rent assistance and other subsidies a poverty line family with children qualify for.

I effect, he chose a loaded situation and purposely failed to attribute the other sources of income and lack of bills. The only way his statement could be remotely true and the family's out of pocket expense is only 11% of their income is by deceiving everyone with omissions to present an alternate reality.

Re:Looks to me like another space race

[Atari400]

Also towards your snide remark about debt. I only have 3k in student loans, because I live within my means and pay down my loans as soon as possible, instead of viewing extra income as the ability to have higher monthly payments. There is nothing wrong with debt if you know how to use it.

Granted, but what is the evidence that Americans use debt wisely? Even if you manage your finances well, it's not going to help you find a job when the economy is in turmoil due to a credit crunch.

You're talking about a country where the poorest members have microwaves, color TV, internet, hot and cold potable water in their house, lots of food, new clothing, conditioned air, and relative safety.

For an industrialized nation, isn't that the absolute minimum you would expect? But how about health care? What do you do if/when you get sick?