$600 million? That don't buy you much in terms of space ship development I wouldn't of thought...
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Topic started on 29-10-2009 @ 07:17 AM by Did you see them
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"Russia laid out its ambition to gain an edge in the space race by building a nuclear-powered spaceship.
But the plan outlined to a government meeting Wednesday left key questions unanswered, U.S. engineers were skeptical, and a Russian Greenpeace activist voiced concern.
Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov told the meeting that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said it would then take nine years and 17 billion rubles ($600 million) to build the ship."
www.msnbc.msn.com...
I always thought nuke power in space was banned but ...
"The U.N. outer space treaty, in force since 1967 and ratified by 105 countries including Russia and the U.S., was designed to keep outer space free of nuclear weapons. It makes no mention of using nuclear energy for nonmilitary purposes."
So that's how they get round it.
Anyway it will be interesting to see how this develops given the current economic climate
"Russia laid out its ambition to gain an edge in the space race by building a nuclear-powered spaceship.
But the plan outlined to a government meeting Wednesday left key questions unanswered, U.S. engineers were skeptical, and a Russian Greenpeace activist voiced concern.
Federal Space Agency chief Anatoly Perminov told the meeting that the preliminary design could be ready by 2012. He said it would then take nine years and 17 billion rubles ($600 million) to build the ship."
www.msnbc.msn.com...
I always thought nuke power in space was banned but ...
"The U.N. outer space treaty, in force since 1967 and ratified by 105 countries including Russia and the U.S., was designed to keep outer space free of nuclear weapons. It makes no mention of using nuclear energy for nonmilitary purposes."
So that's how they get round it.
Anyway it will be interesting to see how this develops given the current economic climate
reply posted on 29-10-2009 @ 08:19 AM by Wayne60
reply to post by Chance321
This could be part of the reason they were broke. They may have been spending what did not have on this idea. Just a passing thought.
This could be part of the reason they were broke. They may have been spending what did not have on this idea. Just a passing thought.
reply posted on 29-10-2009 @ 08:58 AM by Chance321
reply to post by James R. Hawkwood
Just something I remembered hearing on the news quite a few years back when they first started building the station.
Just something I remembered hearing on the news quite a few years back when they first started building the station.
reply posted on 31-1-2010 @ 12:24 AM by sciemus
They probably mean something like a radioisotope thermoelectric
generator, which has been used in multiple NASA missions.
And as for the Russians not having the money, the only reason they've been able to keep their space program running is space tourism. They've been doing it for years; crazy New Russians (i.e. shady Russian super-rich businessmen since the collapse of the Soviet Union) will pay to do some crazy stuff.
And as for the Russians not having the money, the only reason they've been able to keep their space program running is space tourism. They've been doing it for years; crazy New Russians (i.e. shady Russian super-rich businessmen since the collapse of the Soviet Union) will pay to do some crazy stuff.
reply posted on 1-2-2010 @ 11:46 PM by boaby_phet
reply to post by Did you see them
many sattalites are powered by radioactive /nuclear meterials.
many many sattalites!
I always thought nuke power in space was banned but ...
many sattalites are powered by radioactive /nuclear meterials.
many many sattalites!
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