The International Space Station

[Kwacky]

I didn't realise how big it was

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ ... ewalk.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



There's an astronaut in that red circle.

[Mac]

There's a staggering amount of technology in that picture.

[Kwacky]

And money.

I wonder if the Russians will continue to help out?

[D6]

Where's the warp nacelles and phaser banks?

[Kwacky]

Still in Area 51

[D41]

It's huge innit??....something like 250m across

[Frankie]

Wow, I never knew it was so big! How does it get missed by all the crap floating around up there?

[beermonster]

And money.

I wonder if the Russians will continue to help out?

They've started talking about developing a national space station and pulling out of the ISS, but that won't be for a few years yet.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015 ... ce-station" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Kwacky]

How they going to afford that? They've got no money

[Mac]

How they going to afford that? They've got no money

More posturing and bluffing by Putin is my guess. From my layman's perspective, they seem to spend quite a bit of effort to convince their citizens that they're, in fact, doing well.