It's worth recalling that even

It's worth recalling that even in the darkest days of the Cold War, the United States and its archrival at the time--the Soviet Union--embarked upon cooperative efforts in space, most famously with the joint Apollo-Soyuz docking mission in 1975.The cheap shop christian louboutin free shipping like Cheap Christian Louboutin Anemone Stiletto Pump Pink Sale.Today, despite the sometimes sharp policy disagreements at the political level, the United States and Russia work together closely on the International Space Station as well as in the commercial space sector. For example, the first stage of one of the rockets that currently lofts U.S. national-security satellites into orbit--United Launch Alliance's Atlas V booster--uses the powerful RD-180 rocket engine, which is made in Russia.

The United States and Russia have succeeded over the years in collaborating on space projects because both countries have something significant to gain and, equally importantly, something significant to contribute. The fashion shop christian louboutin daffodile like Christian Louboutin Pigalle pumps glitter Gold Sale. At the moment, potential areas of cooperation with China appear to be limited, particularly since Chinese space science currently takes a backseat to military programs. That, however, may be changing with plans forseveral ambitious science missions reportedly now in the works.

As the United States pursues its stated policy of devoting greater attention to the Asia-Pacific region and encouraging an increasingly powerful China to support constructive approaches to resolving political and economic differences, it's certainly worth carefully considering whether aspects of the U.S.-Russian experience with space cooperation can be pursued with China in order to serve long-term American interests.