[KeyLargo]

The United States now pays Russia $71 million dollars per seat for space flights.

Soyuz rocket ready to launch joint U.S.-Russian space crew

March 25, 2014

A veteran Russian space station commander, a rookie cosmonaut and a NASA shuttle flier are set for launch aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft Tuesday, kicking off a four-orbit rendezvous with the International Space Station to boost the lab's crew back to six. Liftoff is set for 2117 GMT (5:17 p.m. EDT).

[KeyLargo]

Live stream of today’s launch:

Mission Status Center

By Stephen Clark

Welcome to Spaceflight Now’s live coverage of the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.

http://spaceflightnow.com/station/exp39/status.html

[Sacajaweau]

I’m sure this is prepaid...I’m not going to worry about it.

[RatRipper]

How Russia could strangle the US space program

Too late . . . Ocommie already has.

[Da Bilge Troll]

What US space program?

[logi_cal869]

Easy way to a new ‘crisis’...

[Personal Responsibility]

Who needs Russia? We have Obama.

[Vince Ferrer]

Rocket maker Blue Origin uses Russian tech, but Spacex does not.

[T. P. Pole]

Not sure too many ATMs use satellites. Well, maybe those on cruise ships. But that's about it.

[bert]

If you think the cost to go to the space station is expemsive, wait to see how much they charge to get back

[Gen.Blather]

From Wiki,

In November 2007, the Obama presidential campaign released a policy document delaying NASA’s Constellation program by five years to fund education programs.[2] There was concern that any delay would prolong the gap after the Space Shuttle’s retirement, when the US would be dependent on the Russian government for access to the International Space Station.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Day late and a dollar short. Ubama already did that.

[Cyman]

Putin can annex the ISS

[Star Traveler]

There’s the problem with integrating with your ENEMIES!