Russians practice "Capitalism" better than the U.S.

Now that "President" Obama has "mothballed the Starfleet", we must hitchhike with the Ruskies. As Arthur would say, "Too bad we don't have any communists here", maybe they could teach this administration about capitalism...

Amplify’d from uk.reuters.com

Russia will charge U.S. astronauts $51 million per return trip to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2012 and will resume selling seats to space tourists, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.

"We've agreed with our American partners the sum of $51m, starting in 2012," Perminov was quoted as saying by Itar-Tass news agency.

He did not specify how much astronauts will be charged between 2010 and 2012, but in 2006 Russia charged the United States $21.8 million per return flight to the ISS. Since then the price for of a space tourist ticket to the ISS has climbed to $35 million from $20 million.

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