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Post by IAMCAPER on Aug 16, 2006 8:30:41 GMT -4
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Post by NewsHound on Aug 17, 2006 9:23:32 GMT -4
Has anybody considered that this is the first step toward the US securing a form of security force on the eastern coast of Canada in order to protect the off-shore reserves that lie there?
The US isn't interested in bringing tourism to Canada, why would it be? The US is interested in expanding it's power, and in controlling yet another nations resources.
Mark my words, the US will use this as an excuse to spark a conflict with Canada. I'm not saying a "war", but a conflict of some sort!
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Post by IAMCAPER on Feb 2, 2007 10:28:20 GMT -4
Sometimes I think you're paranoid, NewsHound.
NASA is acknowledging that a Canadian-designed spacecraft is a "potentially viable idea" to carry passengers and cargo from a Cape Breton launch pad to its international space station.
The space agency issued a release Thursday saying it has signed an agreement with PlanetSpace Inc. to share some technical information as the firm attempts to develop a rocket ship in the next three years.
The agreement provides no cash to PlanetSpace, unlike an arrangement with two U.S.-based companies that have access to $500 million in funding.
However, the news release states the space agency "will share information that will help the companies understand projected requirements for space station crew and cargo transportation vehicles."
NASA names one other company, Transformation Space Corp. (t/Space) of Reston, Va., as a signatory to a similar business arrangement.
The agency is "proud to reach agreements with two more private companies dedicating their own resources toward establishment of a robust commercial launch industry," said Scott Horowitz, NASA associate administrator for exploration systems, in the release.
Beth Dickey, a spokeswoman for NASA, said in an interview the agreement is not a contract and NASA isn't obliged to use the PlanetSpace spacecraft, Silver Dart, to provide deliveries of people and cargo to its space station.
However, she added "what these agreements represent is NASA's acknowledgment that these two companies have what project managers consider to be worthwhile or potentially viable ideas for commercial crew and cargo transport."
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mrk
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Post by mrk on Apr 7, 2007 17:49:58 GMT -4
I'll believe it when I see it
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