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Showing Original Post only (View all)Congress biggest mistake of the century :Multi Billion International Space Station to be abandoned [View all]
http://www.chron.com/news/nation-world/article/NASA-s-chief-confirms-it-Without-Russia-space-6115338.phpGeorge Bush and his Congress retired the Space Shuttle without having a substitute
Instead of giving Americans jobs building a Rocket .....they gave Russia hundreds of millions and probably billions to use their rockets built in the Ukraine
as a result of Congress failing of America .....we now have allowed Russia the upper hand in giving them advantage of walking away from their commitment leaving us the only option of evacuating the ISS and abandoning it to it's fate
the cost of the ISS is hundreds of Billions of dollars of which will be useless like throwing up all of America's wealth into space
instead of giving it to American infrastructure and job creation
Meanwhile Russia is leaving the ISS in 2026 if it abides by it's commitment ...and we all know commitments can be broken
and they will build their OWN Space station .....and China and Russia will be the ones with space programs while we are still building rockets.....
It's almost like Congress from 2009 to 2014 is working for Russia and not America
Bolden basicly said we are screwed Congress....
The economic sanctions placed on Putin has caused him to lose money.....but if we lose the ISS ..then we just lost hundreds of Billions.......thanks Congress
sorry had to vent
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Congress biggest mistake of the century :Multi Billion International Space Station to be abandoned [View all]
lovuian
Mar 2015
OP
We had all of Congress and the White House from 2009-2011. It should have been fixed then. n/t
BP2
Mar 2015
#1
Because its a fact in that if they would pull their heads out of their butts they would admit that
cstanleytech
Mar 2015
#51
It's not just Repubs. There are a lot of morons in the Democrat party too concerning this
davidn3600
Mar 2015
#4
I think you could benefit from doing some research about the space program
A Little Weird
Mar 2015
#24
Please explain how it is you think a "Zero Gravity Chamber" would actually work on the surface.
A HERETIC I AM
Mar 2015
#18
If it can benefit the 1% more by becoming an escapoe hatch for their greed, then I am against it
politicman
Mar 2015
#20
the space station is not self sustainable now, but with taxpayer money and years to make it so...
politicman
Mar 2015
#34
I don't want any country to throw away the trillions that would be necessary
muriel_volestrangler
Mar 2015
#39
science wins for now, 1% wins in the long term knowing they have an escaoe hatch to retreat to..
politicman
Mar 2015
#36
I have no idea how old you are, but this is something I have been interested in since the 70's
A HERETIC I AM
Mar 2015
#37
I would swear on my 12 years as a member you are another poster reincarnated.
A HERETIC I AM
Mar 2015
#38
You really don't think we could take operational control of the ISS from the ground?
bluedigger
Mar 2015
#42
Also, you have to thank the NeoCons for whipping up this new cold war with Russia
AZ Progressive
Mar 2015
#45