Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

As NASA Seeks Next Mission, Russia Holds the Trump Card

Posted by samzenpus on from the catbird-seat dept.

Geoffrey.landis (926948) writes "After the space shuttle retired in 2011, Russia has hiked the price of a trip to the International Space Station, to $71 million per seat. Less well recognized is the disparity in station crews. Before the shuttle stopped flying, an equal number of American and Russian crew members lived on board. But afterwards the bear began squeezing. For every two NASA astronauts that have flown to the station, three Russians have gone. Eric Burger asks, how did it come to this?"

2 of 250 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Eric Burger asks, how did it come to this? by Curunir_wolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    Translation: I hare science that makes me feel bad.

    You wascawy wabbit!

    --
    "Somebody has to do something. It's just incredibly pathetic it has to be us."
    --- Jerry Garcia
  2. they were unaware they were characters in a book by Thud457 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I would put it past them. "Elon Musk" is a monocle and a white cat away from being a Ian Flemming villain. Youse guys really ought to hire a better quality script writer for your reality down there.

    --

    the preceding comment is my own and in no way reflects the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff