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Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station
mknewman writes "Sen. Bill Nelson, one of NASA's biggest proponents on the Hill, is openly questioning how Russia's military intervention in Georgia will affect our access to the space station after the Shuttle is retired in 2010. Currently, NASA is able to use Soyuz vehicles for crew access and lifeboat operations thanks to an exemption from the Iran Non-Proliferation Act. The exemption expires in 2011, only one year after the Shuttle is due to head to the museums."
Shit, if germany decided to kill the jews again, CmdrTaco would be wondering how this affects his BMW's warranty.
and Florida too.
but we get to keep South Carolina
Who is this General Shermanski we keep hearing about?
And the Russians just HAPPENED to have their Black Sea fleet ready to sail, and 40K men at the border - just as Georgia attacked....
OSSD (Open Source Spaceship Design) anyone? Could throw up a solid, reusable ship for 1/100 the cost AND on time! (There's plenty of concepts around the net if you look, surely). Except that would be way too economically viable.
Yeah, I'd trust my ass to "ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE".
...just like Han.
I believe the phrase you're looking for is, "Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan".
- Adm. Painter, The Hunt for Red October
Ahhh, Permanent UN Security Council members and their toys...
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
The summary makes absolutely no sense.
Can anyone shed light on what is going on?
Well, you see, it's like this: Chewbacca is a Wookie from the planet Kashyyyk...
You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
Since the fall of the U.S.S.R, Russia's been working hard at westernizing. They're just completing the transition by invading another smaller country for oil under the pretext of national security.
Tongue-in-cheek of course.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be."
Just bomb them. They have Weapons of Mass Destruction. On top of that we could bring about Real Democracy via Regime Change in Russia. But only use our Smart Bombs. After all, it is only the Government, not the People that is the problem. It would be sad to see Collateral Damage inside the Theatre. Hopefully we wont suffer from too many Inoperative Personel. But we wont know anyway since it would be Unpatriotic to show anything the White House deems as Unpatriotic. Besides, we can get all the Fair and Balanced News we need from the Embedded Journalists. This really could be the Mother of All Wars. I cant wait to watch the Shock and Awe at 8pm on 52 Channels.
After we Liberate Russia and declare Mission Accomplished, NASA can use their rockets. We can even watch the launch on the Internets by using the Googles. I just hope the Tubes dont break.
Obviously to Russia?