The last supply ship to the international space station was supplied by a US company....Which allows private industry to get involved to do R&D...Its time you looked at Russia as a country NOT something seeking your approval OR proxy. Because they simply DON'T need it.I don't see a great man in Pootin, if you notice, people die a lot in Soviet, er Russia, and they die when they cross der boss Pootin..He likes to throw folks in jail that just criticize him......I could never trust the Ruskies. They are wanting to expand their borders again,,,duh....
Putin HAS keys to the space station and a way to get there.
Obama has keys. That really sorts out the stupid you know.
Oh and they don;pt need your opinion or approval either...In fact this thread should disappear from the forum because of it's insignificance..And it wouldn't have gotten off the ground without the Russian built RD-180 engine that was used during liftoff. But you know....those evil Russkies.The last supply ship to the international space station was supplied by a US company
Washington, who leveled widespread sanctions against Russia in an increasingly tenuous bid to isolate and undermine the stability of Moscow, has found itself humiliated and backtracking as it lifts bans on Russiaās RD-180 rocket engines.
And even as Washington does so, the US media finds itself still painting Russia as a villain even as the US finds itself forced to buy rockets from a nation it claims invaded Crimea, is fostering a āhybrid warā in eastern Ukraine, and is bombing US-backed ārebelsā in Syria. It is worth mentioning that Russiaās RD-180 rocket engines, possessing unparalleled performance US firms have yet to match, will be used to launch payloads into Earth orbit for the US Department of Defense.
First appeared:Washington Quietly Lifts Sanctions on Russian Rockets | New Eastern Outlook
so ??? what does buying a Russian made engine have to do with the
FACT----that Russia is dangerously violent and imperialistic?