[americanbychoice]

It is like new military weapons. Not too much cooperation there for fear that todays friends will be tomorrows enemies.
The red tape involved by the EU would also make it too expensive and we would never be able to get the job done. What's next , Put space under UN control?
Let's wait for beagle 15 and see what comes out of that?

[Michael81Dus]

Do you have any serious thoughts to offer or is your mission to spread negative views? Have you ever heard that a glass of water can be half-full instead of half-empty?

You don´t need to wear black clothes and sit in a dark room. There´s so much joy and light in life - just open your eyes, and you may get a more positive perception of our planet and the people living on it. [friendly suggestion]

Oh, and the ISS is a project of the ESA, NASA and the Russians. It worked... until Columbia fell apart.