...cheap PR tricks could be the equivalent of aiming a double barreled shotgun at your feet while pulling both triggers.
I'm not a real expert on guns or any kind of weapons as I am under eighteen, but it's my understanding that double-barreled shotgun only has one trigger. My memory could fail me though. I like the rest of the post though....
Sure the Russians have been sending satellites, people, and dogs into space for longer than the United States, but that really has no bearing on anything really.Just take a look at the track records of the two countries. I don't mean to brag, but Americans are pretty much top of the line with all this outer space stuff. Sure, we've lost some satellites, lost some lives, and made some mistakes, but everyone makes mistakes. Compare this to Russia... Oh wait, you can't seem to get a straight story from the Russian's about their manned space programs during the "space race". I've heard of several reports of cosmonauts perishing, rockets exploding, and Ministry Of Truth tactics concerning the goals of their missions. Even though this is the *International* Space Station I think it only makes sense that country that is best at the space biz (and has sunk the most cash into it) should have the most control over what goes on.
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...cheap PR tricks could be the equivalent of aiming a double barreled shotgun at your feet while pulling both triggers.
I'm not a real expert on guns or any kind of weapons as I am under eighteen, but it's my understanding that double-barreled shotgun only has one trigger. My memory could fail me though. I like the rest of the post though....
Sure the Russians have been sending satellites, people, and dogs into space for longer than the United States, but that really has no bearing on anything really.Just take a look at the track records of the two countries. I don't mean to brag, but Americans are pretty much top of the line with all this outer space stuff. Sure, we've lost some satellites, lost some lives, and made some mistakes, but everyone makes mistakes. Compare this to Russia... Oh wait, you can't seem to get a straight story from the Russian's about their manned space programs during the "space race". I've heard of several reports of cosmonauts perishing, rockets exploding, and Ministry Of Truth tactics concerning the goals of their missions. Even though this is the *International* Space Station I think it only makes sense that country that is best at the space biz (and has sunk the most cash into it) should have the most control over what goes on.