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Teh One Who Knocks
09-18-2011, 09:45 PM
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Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 09:28 PM
fascinating, really, if you think about it. What they achieved in spite of their ridiculously inefficient economy...btw, the other one they built and even took for an unmanned test flight is displayed in a museum in southern germany now. I'm gonna take the kids once they're a bit older.

Muddy
09-19-2011, 09:35 PM
Looks like a US shuttle rip off..

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 09:50 PM
Looks like a US shuttle rip off..

it definitely was, but the russians had to make do with a lot less funding and a considerably less refined tech base. good thing they didn't make the same mistakes as with their ersatz concorde...

Muddy
09-19-2011, 09:53 PM
I cant believe we have to hitch a ride with those guys to the space station now.. wtf?

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 09:58 PM
I cant believe we have to hitch a ride with those guys to the space station now.. wtf?

depressing, isn't it? Instead of looking for a reasonable replcement for the shuttles, NASA blew trillions on stupid mars projects.

Muddy
09-19-2011, 10:00 PM
Agreed...

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 10:03 PM
the one upside of riding with the russians is that they probably allow booze in space.

Griffin
09-19-2011, 10:04 PM
RESPECT THE POUCH!

Oofty Goofty
09-19-2011, 10:11 PM
depressing, isn't it? Instead of looking for a reasonable replacement for the shuttles, NASA blew trillions on stupid mars projects.

The Russians are charging $51 million per astronaut for a trip to the ISS.

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 10:14 PM
The Russians are charging $51 million per astronaut for a trip to the ISS.

they know a good extortion racket when they see it.

Muddy
09-19-2011, 10:15 PM
Jesus Christ...!

Muddy
09-19-2011, 10:16 PM
Give it 5 more years and Virgin will take you there for 100k !! :lol:

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 10:20 PM
they could try and recoup some of that money by getting sponsors, you know, like having the rocket drag a huge ad banner behind it or something.

Muddy
09-19-2011, 10:24 PM
I read a story the other day where Pizza Hut was on a banner on the moon or something... :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
09-19-2011, 10:30 PM
The Russians are charging $51 million per astronaut for a trip to the ISS.


they know a good extortion racket when they see it.


Jesus Christ...!

Each shuttle mission cost roughly $450 million...so we're still saving money ;)

Does suck that we have to rely on another country though.

Arkady Renko
09-19-2011, 10:34 PM
and now for a live feed from the Lenovo International Space Station....