Rescue Mission For European Space Industry 563
metz2000 writes "The New Scientist reports that the European Space Agency (ESA) has pledged hundreds of millions of Euros to guarantee its independent access to space. Europe also looks set to co-operate with the Russian Space Agency. Looks like the space industry is hotting up again. How will NASA react to this news after being the dominant space agency over the past three decades? A lot of money is going into rocket technology also; with this and the 'European version' of GPS are we heading towards a future conflict across the Atlantic?"
Conflicts (Score:0, Funny)
That is primarily dependent upon the accessibility of your oil supply.
Re:Conflict across the Atlantic? (Score:5, Funny)
No conflict necessary (Score:3, Funny)
Re:trash hauling (Score:0, Funny)
Stupid NASA scientists, should have used Java from the start.
Re:But ... (Score:3, Funny)
Frace's highway tolls will.
It frightens me deeply even thing about it.
Aren't odd things usually considered more frightening?
You owe us Europe.. you owe us big.
Not as much as we owe the Soviets.
and it's a terrorist nation ! (Score:3, Funny)
The terrorists were French Secret Service agents, and were caught, convicted, and sentenced to prison terms in NZ. The French government made a deal with the NZ government where they would serve their terms in French prisons, and once they were back in France they broke this agreement and set them free.
So, Weapons of Mass Destruction (which actually exist) and proven terrorist links, but no oil. Sadly the conditions for war are not met.