Why are we using Russian rocket engines?

[hkump]

http://www.space.com/26551-us-military-launches-russian-rocket-engines.html

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/us/na...n=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)

We are the greatest country on this Earth, so why are we using Russian rocket engines? The explosion today of the NASA contracted rocket used Russian rocket engines. Why are we wasting money on Russian crap when we should be putting that money in USA made rocket engines? Plus, who knows if the Russians tweaked those engines to make sure that they failed. I don't get it.

 

[Sig220]

Because they produce pretty balls of fire? J/K Just glad no one was hurt in that fireball.

It was a cheap way to get the jump on others at the time. SpaceX is the only company that builds rocket engines in the US right now.

 

[JR1572]

http://www.space.com/26551-us-military-launches-russian-rocket-engines.html

http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/28/us/na...n=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)

We are the greatest country on this Earth, so why are we using Russian rocket engines? The explosion today of the NASA contracted rocket used Russian rocket engines. Why are we wasting money on Russian crap when we should be putting that money in USA made rocket engines? Plus, who knows if the Russians tweaked those engines to make sure that they failed. I don't get it.

This country shouldn't be wasting any money on this nonsense.

JR1572

 

[Danny Abear]

This country shouldn't be wasting any money on this nonsense.

JR1572

THIS

 

[JHenley17]

Yeah, even at 0.5% of the national budget, research is never worth the money.

Sent from my truck doing 85 down the interstate.

 

[JR1572]

Yeah, even at 0.5% of the national budget, research is never worth the money.

Sent from my truck doing 85 down the interstate.

You're right, only the space program is doing ALL of the research in this country.

It's one of our many wastes of money. This program and many other programs need to have their funding reassessed.

JR1572

 

[JHenley17]

They're not receiving all of the research funding either, and they're doing research nobody else can. It's not like they've got nothing to show for it. There's tons of money wasted in all areas of government spending, don't know why some people want to jump at any chance they get to call NASA useless.

Sent from my truck doing 85 down the interstate.

 

[pyreaux]

Pretty sure United space Alliance is a private for profit company, they pay nasa to test these surplus Russian engines. "we're" not using these, a private company is taking the most financially feasible route to do what they get paid for.

 

[CHW2021]

Well, that was impressive. So much for the low bid.

 

[dwr461]

Don't confuse research with exploration. Exploration is a high risk low profit venture that private industries will seldom lay fund. Private industries is only interesting in near earth orbit because it's thoroughly explored and a profit can potentially be made.

Dave


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[Sig220]

Pretty sure United space Alliance is a private for profit company, they pay nasa to test these surplus Russian engines. "we're" not using these, a private company is taking the most financially feasible route to do what they get paid for.

The company who experienced the "fireball" was Orbital Science and their "Antares" rocket. Nobody pays NASA, NASA pays them as it is cheaper then the govt doing it.....this failed launch was part of a 1.9B contract for services.

"In any case, the loss was a major setback for Orbital’s plans to establish routine space station access under a $1.9 billion contract with NASA calling for delivery of 20 tons of hardware over at least eight flights through 2016."

United Space Alliance is a joint venture owned by Lockheed Martin and Boeing, they received a major contract for developing manned launches along with Space X. Again Space X makes their engines in the USA.

 

[hollowhunter]

THIS

+1

 

[madwabbit]

When nasa had a "volunteer" page setup for the first manned occupation of Mars, it was 14 guys and 2 girls.

If those numbers were reversed, I'd might have to throw my hat in.

 

[mike84z28]

Lowest Bidder !!!

 

[Emperor]

They're not receiving all of the research funding either, and they're doing research nobody else can. It's not like they've got nothing to show for it. There's tons of money wasted in all areas of government spending, don't know why some people want to jump at any chance they get to call NASA useless.

I would rather the money go to NASA than some of the idiotic and to me; criminal enterprises it is stolen for now! Some of the people that are involved in this should be put to death!

http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthony...r-money-in-2014-separating-fact-from-fiction/

1 Animal Division

a. $387,000 to study the effects robot-provided Swedish massage has on the physical recovery of rabbits after exercise.

b. $856,000 to train three mountain lions to run on a treadmill in order to measure the energy consumption of the cats’ hunting techniques.

c. $171,000 to teach monkeys to gamble in order to determine if monkeys, like humans, believe in the concept of a *hot hand.*

2. Public Safety Division

a. $3 million to create a snarky social media presence named *Think Again Turn Away* to counter the propaganda movement of terrorist organizations.

b. $331,000 to study whether the concept of *hanger* was real by testing whether hungry spouses were more likely to stab a voodoo doll representing their significant other.

c. $335,000 to build 38 *speed humps* (which incidentally, is how six of Adrian Peterson’s children were conceived) in two Portland, Maine neighborhoods.

3. Tax Division

a. $4.2 billion lost to improper tax refunds issued to identity thieves.

b. $10 million in lost tax revenue by permitting the super-rich to rent their homes for up to two weeks each year tax-free.

2. Public Safety Division

a. $3 million to create a snarky social media presence named *Think Again Turn Away* to counter the propaganda movement of terrorist organizations.

b. $331,000 to study whether the concept of *hanger* was real by testing whether hungry spouses were more likely to stab a voodoo doll representing their significant other.

c. $335,000 to build 38 *speed humps* (which incidentally, is how six of Adrian Peterson’s children were conceived) in two Portland, Maine neighborhoods.

d. $820,000 to determine the impact of public breastfeeding on the rate of car accidents at crowded intersections.

3. Tax Division

a. $4.2 billion lost to improper tax refunds issued to identity thieves.

b. $10 million in lost tax revenue by permitting the super-rich to rent their homes for up to two weeks each year tax-free.

c. $4 billion in funding issues to states who improperly achieve a double benefit on federal Medicaid payments.

4. Military Division

a. $1 billion to destroy $16 billion in unneeded purchases of military-grade ammunition.

b. $80 million for the development of a real-life Ironman suit.

c. $21 million for the Army Corps of Engineers to rebuild buildings that continue to burn down because of their shoddy construction.

5. Animal Division, Round 2.

a. $371,000 to study if mothers loved their dogs as much as their own kids by studying the way their brains responded to pictures of both.

b. $1.97 million in grants to crate a new communication network for *fossil enthusiasts and professionals.*

c. $307,000 to study the impact schools of swimming Sea Monkeys have on ocean current.

6. Recreational Division

a. $194,090 to determine if automatic text messages can encourage heavy drinkers to stop boozing.

b. $100,000 for the Coast Guard to patrol some of the country’s most exclusive real estate to stop uninvited guests from crashing private parties.

c. $120,000 in performance bonuses paid to an Environmental Protection Agency employee who admitted to viewing porn up to six hours a day on government computers.

7. The Arts Division

a. $10,000 to produce *Zombie in Love,* a musical about a teenage zombie *dying to find true love.*

b. $15,000 for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra to produce *Classically Cannabis: The High Note Series,* with the intention of attracting younger audiences to the symphony.

c. $10,000 to return to the stage *RoosevElvis,* a pay about a shy woman who channels the personality of Elvis Presley and her imaginary friend, Teddy Roosevelt.