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Discussion about this appeared on the NASA Issues SpaceX COT-2 Demo discussion thread:
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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Russian wonÂ’t let private US spacecraft dock with ISS until proven safe to Russia's tastes |
| 2011-04-25 |
| Russian space agency wonÂ’t let private US spacecraft dock with ISS until reliability proven to Russia's tastes. (see title link) Discussion about this appeared on the NASA Issues SpaceX COT-2 Demo discussion thread: Discussion Link |
| Posted by:Water Modem |
| #7 I agree wid #3 - IMO Russia politely Pdeniably wants the Technology. Datums + Diagrams. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-25 19:37 |
| #6 I thought ISS stood for International Space Station.Who gave Putin carte blanche? |
| Posted by: Skunky Glin**** 2011-04-25 18:54 |
| #5 Russia's palate has become very sophisticated in recent years. And such a fine sense of taste comes dearly to those picking up the tab. ("Here's your taste." -- Anyone who wants to live to Tony Soprano.) |
| Posted by: Pollyandrew 2011-04-25 17:32 |
| #4 Hmmmmmm...didn't appear to be a priority with them in the past. I'm sure lots of money will make these spacecraft "safe to Russian taste"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-04-25 16:26 |
| #3 Somali pirates in space? |
| Posted by: john frum 2011-04-25 12:42 |
| #2 In orbit is like international waters. Hoist a venezualan flag and declare yourself privateers. See what the russians think when you capture that space station. Now that would be hilarious... |
| Posted by: flash91 2011-04-25 12:06 |
| #1 They have a monopoly that's making them money. Nuff said! |
| Posted by: tipover 2011-04-25 10:53 |