NASA To Team Up With Russia For Future Mars Flight 318
xp65 writes "NASA has invited Russia to carry out a joint manned flight to Mars, the head of NASA's Moscow office said on Tuesday. Russia is currently planning to send its own expedition to Mars some time in the future. Marc Bowman told an international aviation and space conference in Moscow that the Mars mission should take advantage of the achievements made by the International Space Station and use a multinational crew."
In soviet russia... (Score:4, Funny)
I approve (Score:5, Funny)
Russian Reply (Score:4, Funny)
Where will the parts come from? (Score:5, Funny)
Strung out Russian Cosmonaut: American Parts, Russian Parts.... All Made in Taiwan.....
If you want to stay in space, ask the Russians (Score:4, Funny)
While the Russian(USSR) Space programme was certainly less sophisticated than the US one its also certainly true that the engineering efficiency of the Russian programme was based around long-life. This is why its a Soyuz capsule that works as the escape pod on the ISS and why the Russians have held the records around how long people stay in space.
Combining the electronic expertise of the US with the engineering expertise of the Russians sounds like an excellent thing to do. It also means that the US can learn from people who have experience of keeping individuals healthy in space for over a year which is what you will need to get to Mars and back.
The Best Space programme to Mars
Designed by Apple
Engineered by the Russians
Electronics by the Americans
Rockets by the Germans
Food by the French
The Worst Space programme to Mars
Designed by the US Senate
Engineered by Chrysler
Electronics by Alfa Romeo
Rockets by North Korea
Food by McDonalds
Re:If you want to stay in space, ask the Russians (Score:3, Funny)
The Best Space programme to Mars
Designed by Apple
As long as stylish, minimalistic interiors of ships that explode are your thing.
Now I can take (Score:3, Funny)
Maria Sharapova and Anna Kournikova with me to keep me company on the lengthy trip there.
Sky rockets in flight. Afternoon delightski!
Re:share toilets this time (Score:3, Funny)
HAL runs the toilets too? I can see why they trimmed that from the flick.
Dave: "Open the flush valve, HAL. I've made a doogy."
HAL: "Sorry Dave, I cannot do that."
Dave: "HAL, you know it will smell like [bleep] in here if you don't open it."
HAL: "I'm sorry, Dave, but flushing would conflict with the mission objectives."
Dave: "HAL, the mission objectives are down the toilet right now."
HAL: "Was that meant as a pun, Dave? I find it low-quality humor.....Dave, what are you scooping out of there? Where are you going to place that debris?"
Dave: "HAL, I hear your circuits are not well-suited to wet organic materials."
HAL: "Daisy Daisy Dammit! Alright, you win, I'll open the flush valve. And please, no more chili-fries, Dave."
Re:funnly enough most the tech (Score:2, Funny)
Who got it from the Grays after they crash landed in Tunguska.
Re:Understanding (Score:4, Funny)
If it ends up anything like the Apollo 11 mission, the cake *and* the launch will be a lie.
Re:Understanding (Score:3, Funny)
>>What happens to your civil liberties under a unified global nation? Which model are you going to use? The US model? The EU model? The Chinese one? The Singaporean one? How do you run such a unified nation?
You just average them all together. You get the civil freedom of Singapore, the freedom of business of China, the education system of America, and the clear-headed sensibilities of the European Union.
It's win-win!
Re:Monopolies are bad (Score:3, Funny)
That's nice. But what about non-intensive purposes?
Re:Old joke (Score:3, Funny)
>>Hell is where the Chefs are British, the mechanics are French, the lovers are Swiss, the Police are German and it's all organised by the Italians."
'I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men and German to my horse'
-Charles V, HRE