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NASA Suspends Collaboration with Russia

posted by n1 on Thursday April 03 2014, @03:43PM   Printer-friendly
from the sabre-rattle-heard-in-space dept.

dx3bydt3 and jmoschner wrote:

NASA has released a statement indicating that they are "suspending the majority" of "ongoing engagements with the Russian Federation". Cooperation will continue "to maintain safe and continuous operation of the International Space Station." They have taken this action citing violations Ukraine's sovereignty by Russia.

NASA apparently is focusing on regaining human spaceflight capabilities and ending dependence on Russia. The statement goes on to say: "The choice here is between fully funding the plan to bring space launches back to America or continuing to send millions of dollars to the Russians." According to time.com the "information initially came to light from a leaked memo".

This comes after a recent statement by Charles Bolden a NASA administrator indicating that relations with Russia were fine. There are currently Two Americans, Three Russians, and the Japanese Commander aboard the ISS Expedition 39.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Skarjak on Thursday April 03 2014, @03:57PM

    by Skarjak (730) on Thursday April 03 2014, @03:57PM (#25653)

    This is ridiculous. The scientific community should have no frontiers. The advancement of human knowledge is too noble a goal to let politics get in the way. Certainly, collaboration on this matter shouldn't be viewed as a "favour", which you can remove at any point.

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by melikamp on Thursday April 03 2014, @04:25PM

    by melikamp (1886) on Thursday April 03 2014, @04:25PM (#25668) Journal
    On the bright side, this is pure posturing without any real substance. Russian Deputy PM in charge of defense tweeted: "Aside from ISS, we didn't cooperate with NASA anyway".

  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Sir Garlon on Thursday April 03 2014, @06:45PM

    by Sir Garlon (1264) on Thursday April 03 2014, @06:45PM (#25747)

    The advancement of human knowledge is too noble a goal to let politics get in the way.

    Unfortunately, the politicians feel that no goal is too noble for them to interfere with it.

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    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by isostatic on Thursday April 03 2014, @08:59PM

      by isostatic (365) on Thursday April 03 2014, @08:59PM (#25856) Journal

      As do the public that allow those politcians to be in power.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by TK on Thursday April 03 2014, @09:41PM

    by TK (2760) on Thursday April 03 2014, @09:41PM (#25882)

    If I were a NASA administrator who knew how to leverage politics to get what I wanted, I would use this situation to push congress into approving another set of manned spacecraft, "so we won't be dependent on those damn Ruskies".

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