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Russian Invasion of Georgia Might Jeopardize Space Station

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-can't-get-there-from-here dept.

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."

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  1. priorities man! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shit, if germany decided to kill the jews again, CmdrTaco would be wondering how this affects his BMW's warranty.

    1. Re:priorities man! by eln · · Score: 5, Funny

      To be fair he did get the extended warranty protection, and that shit ain't cheap.

  2. Re:Russian Retaliation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    And the Russians just HAPPENED to have their Black Sea fleet ready to sail, and 40K men at the border - just as Georgia attacked....

  3. Re:I'm thinking... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    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".

  4. Re:American planning in action by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Russia thinks ahead and plans ahead.

    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...

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    It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
  5. Re:What? by Junior+J.+Junior+III · · Score: 4, Funny

    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...

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    You see? You see? Your stupid minds! Stupid! Stupid!
  6. Re:Russia has ultimate weapon. by steelfood · · Score: 5, Funny

    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."
  7. Re:typically, your numbers are dead WRONG by tindur · · Score: 2, Funny

    Obviously to Russia?