Well, as I have feared, the Russians are starting to whine and threaten about the gap between the end of the US Space Shuttle Program and the new Orion spacecraft to service the International Space Station.
The Space Race was a major battlefield for the hearts and minds of the world during the Cold War. A battle the Russians LOST. Now, any time the Russians can hold the US space program hostage, it does...
Russia says U.S. shuttle delays create a burden
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSTRE56S4WV20090729
Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:55pm EDT
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian space official said delays in U.S. shuttle launches to the International Space Station (ISS) meant extra work for Russian rocket crews without any financial compensation, RIA news agency reported.
Russia and the United States are the main contributors to the 16-nation $100 billion ISS project, but Russia has borne the brunt of sending crews and cargo there since the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated in 2003, killing seven astronauts.
"We are most concerned by the unpredictability of shuttle launches," RIA quoted Russian mission control flight coordinator Valdimir Solovyov as saying....
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