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NASA Buys 12 Seats On Soyuz

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-can-see-my-house-from-here dept.

jamax noted that NASA has announced the purchase of 12 seats on Soyuz for 2014 to 2016. The price tag was $753 million — just a stitch over $62M per chair to the ISS.

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  1. rewind 40 years by eobanb · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Around 1971, could anyone have imagined this is where we would be in 2011? Having no ships of our own and hitching rides from the Ruskies' spacecraft originally designed in the 1960s?

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  2. Re:American pride aside by click2005 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Agreed. Wouldn't it be much better & cheaper to create a global space agency. Use the best technology from all the member countries.
    We are one people and its about time we started acting like it.

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  3. Re:Value? by Chrisq · · Score: 5, Funny

    In what way do secret spy satellites contribute to national security?

    If I told you that I'd have to shoot you.