Space Station To Be Deorbited After 2020

astroengine writes "Russia and its partners plan to plunge the International Space Station (ISS) into the ocean at the end of its life cycle after 2020 so as not to leave space junk, the space agency said on Wednesday. 'After it completes its existence, we will be forced to sink the ISS. It cannot be left in orbit, it's too complex, too heavy an object, it can leave behind lots of rubbish,' said deputy head of Roskosmos space agency Vitaly Davydov."

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Just take out the Dome of the Rock

[Quila]

Islam has its #1 and #2 holy places under its direct control, and nobody else is even allowed to go there.

Islam stole the location of Judaism's #1 holy place and build the Al Aqsa mosque on it as their #3 most holy place. I think it's fair to destroy Islam's #3 so that the Jews can have their #1 back.

Re:"Russia and its partners"?!

[rickb928]

1. America may not believe in evolution, but the majority no longer believe in Creationism, despite whatever the recent polls indicate. Claims that America is a Christian or even religious nation should be considered suspect. Immigrants are bringing their religion with them, but the preexisting citizens are fleeing religion in droves. Easier to believe in nothing than to believe in something definite and difficult. And if America dies out because they don't believe in evolution, they will be in a large company.

2. America isn't so focused on killing brown-skinned people as you think. If you attack us, we won't check your skin color before we retaliate.

3. We don't want to claim Earth as our own, we just want you all to accept us as the best nation on it. And we have competition in that regard. I assume you dislike our competitors also? Trust me, you don't want them to win. We have a history of rebuilding the vanquished. They have a history of enslaving their enemies.

4. At least you're not backward.