Russian President Dmitry Medevedev has suggested officials should be punished for recent failures in the country's space program.Yep, that is a great way to keep your engineers and techs from making mistakes: threaten them with criminal prosecution! And they won't make mistakes, because they will quit working for you.
Medvedev told reporters financial, disciplinary, or criminal charges could be used to punish those responsible for a series of rocket crashes and space blunders.
Speaking to Russian journalists Saturday, Medevedev said the failures have dealt a "serious blow to our competitiveness," according to a transcript of the question-and-answer session posted on the Kremlin's website.
Earlier this month, Russia's $165 million Phobos-Grunt Mars probe was stranded in Earth orbit. Russia's workhorse rockets have also suffered four mishaps in the last 12 months, resulting in the loss of satellites and a resupply ship for the International Space Station.
"This is not a fatal blow, but it does mean that we are going to have to make a thorough examination of the situation and punish those responsible," Medvedev said.
The beatings WILL continue until morale, and performance, improves.
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The last line cracks me up, but I can't remember what it comes from!
...and in unrelated Space news, Gov Hickenlooper applied for Colorado spaceport designation from Feds.
It's on now, baby!
Cool.
Hmm...
You know how I was thinking about businesses to start in that other post....
...yes?
You thinking of going the Andy Griffith route and building your own cargo/supply rocket?
Call it Provision-1?
It wouldn't be built out of a cement mixer. :)
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So disappointed that Griffith turns out to be a commie pinko bastard.
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