1. Russia Triples Fee to Fly U.S. Astronauts Into Space
Russia will charge NASA $71 million to transport a single American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2016 — three times what it charged in 2006.
NASA spent $60 billion of American taxpayers' money to help build the ISS plus $40 billion to use the space shuttles in the assembly process, and still contributes $3 billion a year to cover the station's operating costs.
"But NASA has little choice but to pay Russia's inflated ticket prices," CNS News observed, because the United States has no other way of transporting astronauts to the ISS.
"After NASA retired the space shuttle in 2011, the Russian Soyuz became the only vehicle capable of transporting crew to the ISS," an audit report from NASA's inspector general stated.
"Between 2006 and 2008, NASA purchased one seat per year. Beginning in 2009, NASA started purchasing six seats per year. The price per seat has increased over the years from $22 million in 2006, to $25 million in 2010, to $28 million in the first half of 2011.
"During the second half of 2011, the price per seat jumped to $43 million. The [prices] of purchased seats for launches in 2014 and 2015 are $55.6 million and $60 million, respectively. In April 2013, NASA signed another deal with Russia valued at $424 million for six additional seats to carry NASA astronauts to the Station during 2016 through June 2017, and the price per seat has increased to $71 million."
Price isn't NASA's only concern with the Soyuz craft. The vehicle can carry only three people, and two Soyuz capsules must be kept at the ISS in case an emergency evacuation is required, so the ISS can hold only six people at a time rather than the seven it was built to accommodate.
"A seventh crew member could potentially add about 33 hours per week to the current amount of crew time devoted to research — a 94 percent increase," the audit report disclosed.
As a result, "NASA began the Commercial Crew Program in 2010 in part to end its reliance on the Soyuz for crew transportation to the ISS," the report also noted.
"The goal of the Commercial Crew Program is to facilitate the design and development of safe, reliable, and cost effective crew transportation to the ISS and low Earth orbit.
"However, NASA has not received the full amount of funds it requested for its Commercial Crew Program since 2011, and the Program continues to face an uncertain funding stream.
"If this trend continues in the future, NASA likely will not meet its goal of having at least one vehicle transporting crew to the ISS in 2017. In that case, NASA would have to continue to purchase additional seats on Soyuz vehicles."
Editor's Note:
Danny42:
“I understand a little bit what it like to be like you ,,, “
“the house is quiet” Yeah,,, isn’t it great?!
“I just went to the shops alone “ Yeah,,,, isn’t that great too,,,, shop for 10 minutes instead of 180?!!!
“no one to care what time you get home” Footloose and fancy free!
“wake up to breakfast alone” That’s better than waking up to see a woman with big eyes, big ears and a freakishly long neck?! (Danny’s own words!)
“I think to myself ..…” No you don’t,,,, you‘re danny42!!
“what a terrible way to live .... I can see what its like for you ..ok of I go to cook a microwave dinner for one”
I have hot or cold cereal almost everyday for breakfast,,,, whether I’m married or not,,,, so,, it’s a non issue.
Lunch,, I have with the parents most days,,, they usually need me to do things anyway,,, plus I do a lot of their shopping.
Supper,,,, I do alright on my own too. I only have a few Microwave meals for when I don’t feel like cooking. I only miss one of my ex-wife’s dishes. It’s not difficult to make,,, just time consuming.
Hello MS,,, I was wondering how long it would take for danny to bring in his trained chimpanzee to help fight his battles?!
“he has to use free mcdonalds wifi to contact girls
he has to have mum and dad pay for his food and pay for his vacation to Ukraine to find a wife... “
Danny’s ability to get everything wrong never ceases to amaze me!!
I’ve never used free wifi to contact a girl,,, I used it twice after buying a new computer that didn’t have a modem.
My parent’s pay for my food?? I buy groceries for them,,, about a third of the time. I also keep the freezer full of angus beef! Have you checked the price of that recently???
Money for my trips to Ukraine??? Not a dime!
Well,,, I’m glad life here in the USA is a bit more prosperous!!
This is the price per pound, and most animals are shipped weighing 1400 to 1800lbs.
As of: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Fed Cattle Steady
High Yielding Choice Beef Steers & Heifers 110-118
Choice Beef Steers & Heifers 99-109
High Yielding Choice Holstein Steers 108-115.50
Choice Holstein Steers 95-107
Unfinished Steers & Heifers Up to 94 heavy discounts on unfinished cattle
Cull Cows Steady
20% sold for 79-89 Top-92
60% sold for 62-78
20% sold for Up To 61
Cull Bulls Steady
Most Bulls Up to 97
(Thin, full, and bulls over a ton discounted)
Calves (Sold by the Pound) Stronger
Holstein Bull Calves 100-165
Quality Holstein Heifer Calves Up To 125
Quality Beef Calves Up to 235
Light and Poor Quality Calves Up to 50
DUNT,,,,, those prices are live weight “on the hoof” you moron! ! Hamburger sells for 3.50 to 3.99 per pound. A small angus steak sells for 12USD.
The picture of that cow you posted could only be 25% angus at most.
DUNT keeps his 100% wrong record going !! Good work DUNT!!!
Anybody that reads danny’s crap about beef being cheap will easily realize that he is a fool! When they see that he calls Angus beef cheap, they will know that he is an even bigger fool!
My ticker is just fine,,, maybe you should have your’s checked?? Some shellfish has more cholesterol than beef??? Then you have all of the PCPs, mercury, sewage from the cities pumped into the ocean, and a bunch of other contaminates!
Super Dunt,,, I have no need to buy anything from Dungunder. Why would anyone want to?
“when your writing to fsu girls are the impressed by you freezer full of beef or the pictures of your parents home”
Actually YES!! I told one girl about it and she was impressed! You’re forgetting that many people in the FSU can’t afford to serve beef very often. They also can’t get the same quality.
Home??? Singular??? They have been impressed by our homes,,,,, and by the scenic beauty around them.
“most Russians hate beef ... its unhealthy they like pork fish and salad ... if you knew anything you would know Russians are not impressed by a parents freezer full of beef”
“””if you knew anything”””??? If I knew anything???? LMFAO!!!!!
You stupid DUNT!!!!
I do talk with people while in the FSU,,, and guess what, no one EVER said they didn’t like beef!!!
One of the taxi drivers was also a moose hunter, and he hunted for the meat! Moose is very close to beef, lean beef. I showed him some photos of my hunts along with pics of home. Do you know what he said?? Ahhhhh,,,, I want!!!! The next time he picked me up, he brought his daughter along!!!!
My ex was impressed by a freezer full of beef,,, we talked about it while standing outside of the grocery store. I don’t know if I ever showed her photos of it,,, although I took some to show her. We also talked about how shopping for groceries would be very different here in the USA. Car loads vs. baskets loads!!
Pork,,,, healthier than beef??? I don’t think so! And fish,,,, it depends where the fish are caught! The sparkling waters of Chernobyl,,,, or the sewage in any river from all of the cities??? YUM!!!!
They don’t prefer pork or fish over beef, it’s what’s available!
Make a pen (pigpen) put some piglets in it and feed them ““whatever”” and you have pork. Grab a pole or a net,,, find a river or lake and you have fish. Beef animals weighing 1200+ is not as easy.
“I never had to send pictures to the girl I was dating of my parents freezer or my home to impress her ..
I think that could be what makes the girls you date either run or try and scam . the impress thing ., you have said about impressing by pictures of car ,house and now fridge”
If a girl asked me for a photo of something,,, I sent them to her. That’s what’s called “normal”!! I have nothing to hide from them, and I would be offended if they didn’t ask!! In fact,,, if they weren’t curious about my life and my home, I would probably drop them from a lack of interest!!
Scammers (impatient ones) don’t care about where a guy lives,,,, because they won’t ever be there!!
I prefer not to and seldom do give actual dating advice. Most guys want to know something about certain cites, hotels or taxis. From time to time guys send me parts or whole letters from women, asking what “ I “ think about it! I tell them exactly what I think about the letter,,, and it’s not an automatic answer of scammer! I tell them what to expect next “IF” she is a scammer. It’s up to them how to, or if, they use the advice.
Danny,, you truly are the biggest liar I have ever known!!!
You always say to me: “Prove it liar!”
WELL I HAVE!!!!!
Your Irina was pregnant when she died,,, just like I have always claimed. You’ve told so many lies,, that you can’t keep the BS apart from the truth!!
THIS IS WHY I THINK YOU KILLED HER,,,,, BECAUSE YOU LIE ABOUT EVERYTHING!!!!!!
EVERYONE,,,, check out the “ALL DANNY,,,,24/7” thread, page 9!!!
AND
Send: 11.08.2013 4:36:53 “”To the new and the older gents here.”” page 3!
“”””Who is iren and my partner who died was not pregnant .... So best you get you lies somewhere close to the trurth . Everyone can clearly see why you fail in FSU ... Or anywhere “””
Send: 17.09.2011 13:22:13 Report to Moderator
Danny ,,,, or Dunt!! I don't want to know you!!! Don't you know this by now????
Oh,, stop sending me PM's!!
danny:
"you caught me in a lie several times ...........what exactly have you caught me at ? ... this will be interesting
what you need to do lonly is get your storys straight and stop guessing about me !
you know fuk all about who or what i am .you know fuk all about the women i have had !
actually you know fuk all about anything !
and your crap about killing people is shit and only a shit person would say this ...its life people die .
“””””im not evern in the country and have a girl that pregnant .. unknown to us the medication she needed stops working””””””””” .
you know jack shit about anything .
your a dick head not a cunt ... just the plain old dick head"
You got a girl pregnant when you were in another country??? That is impressive!!
I thought she stopped taking the medication???? But now you say; it stopped working?? How do you know that,,, you weren't there!!??!!??
Send: 19.09.2011 14:34:48
“ok lonly i found some time to skim read your story book post
you dont know all the facts ..... you are making comments and guessing my past relations with the girl i lost ..
then you polute this forum with all the lasts years garbage to show how you do know the facts WHEN YOU DONT ... i think she passed away 12 months atleast before you evern came to this forum ... you make statements that are just stupid ... you dont evrn have a clue ... the both of you need to smash your heads together and you might evern have half a clue !
here are some facts ... she did two tourist visas to australia and retured two weeks before she passed away ....
“”””””””””this is why doctors think medication stopped working . this is why they belive being pregnant was the cause””””””””””””
i lived in russia with her not in australia ... this is why i think i have a fair idea about russia
i have lived the life
she said 2 hours before passing on the phone that she wasnt feeling good and loved me and needed me in her life .. could i come to russia asap ... we had a very loving good happy relationship and had together worked through alot ..
these are the facts that you just dont know and evern my worst enemy i would never use death as a joke ... it something a lowlife would do . “