Re: Why CEV?

In message <InMCqt.DtG@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
henry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Henry Spencer) wrote:

> In article <zLCdnYRN8_s1BKHeRVn-og@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> livecam <livecam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >...Why not join Russia and Europe in
> >developing and manufacturing Kliper which could become a defacto world
> >standard piloted space vehicle?
>
> Because the Russian workers who will build Kliper do not vote in US
> elections, so sending US tax money to them is politically most
> unappealing. (The Europeans have the same problem with it, by the way.)

Though by the time Kliper is ready to fly there's a reasonable chance
that the Russian workers building it will at least be voting on whether
to vote in European elections. For the usual variations of Europe.

Anthony

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