Sunday, November 4, 2007

The international space station



Recently there was some trouble on the international space station in regards to one of the solar panels. As of Saturday this problem was fixed and the solar panels are being deployed as planed. This news event brings to light what I believe is one of the greatest moments of diplomacy in human history. The project that was started in 1998 and slated for completion in 2010 is the joint effort of countries all over the world. Even our cold war advisory Russia is in on the project. The fact that two countries can go from a 40 year nuclear standoff to collaboration on a space station in less than 20 years shows the progress that our world could make. Maybe in another 20 years there will be an international moon base. Regardless of the specifics the possibilities are endless of what can be accomplished through international collaboration. By spreading the cost of such monumental projects amongst multiple nations we can accomplish feats that no single countries budget committee would approve.

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