Russia Says NASA Can Use 'Broomsticks' After Stopping Rocket Engine Sales

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The head of Russia's space agency has suggested American astronauts use "broomsticks" to get into orbit after it halted the supply of rocket engines to the United States.

Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Roscosmos, made the remarks in an interview on the Rossiya-24 TV network, saying the decision was a response to the sanctions levied by the U.S. after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

"In this situation, we can no longer supply the U.S. with our rocket engines that are the best in the world. Let them fly on something else, like their brooms, or whatever," Rogozin said, according to the Interfax news agency. "But at least we are freezing our shipments."

According to the Roscosmos head, Russia has delivered 122 RD-180 engines to the U.S. since the 1990s, of which 98 have been used to power Atlas launch vehicles.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-says-nasa-can-use-broomsticks-after-stopping-rocket-engine-sales/ar-AAUyT4w

We don't need your fucking rockets. Take your broomstick and shove it up your ass.

[58Sunliner]

1. Oh, the pain. Freeze away asshole.

[Wingus Dingus]

2. I think we can manage rockets.

So yeah, they can shove it up their asses.

[mitch96]

3. the American aerospace industry is probably dancing with glee!!

Now we can sell more overpriced hardware to NASA...
So who are they gonna sell them rockets to? China? nope NKorea? nope, India? maybe..
M

[Happy Hoosier]

5. Hey! I resemble that remark!

I'm one of those overpaid aerospace types.

[mitch96]

13. As long as you guys get them up and back, I'm ok with it!! 😁..nt

[Happy Hoosier]

4. Good. We should never have allowed ourselves to depend on their rocket engines anyway.

Whatever it takes.

[Caliman73]

11. I agree with that.

It is ridiculous that the "country that won the space race" would then simply stop and allow ourselves to have to depend on other countries to "give us a ride" to space and to launch our satellites.

[AllyCat]

6. Fair enough. We have billionaires that can get us there.

So, Russia can go fly a kite.

[Miguelito Loveless]

7. Has Russia forgotten

that the US can now supply and crew the ISS with SpaceX?

[haele]

8. The only reason we were buying their rockets was to keep Russia engineers busy...

...So they wouldn't start thinking about making launch vehicles for nukes on the black market because they were out of a job when the old Soviet fell.

Haele

[orwell]

9. All of this...

...for one warped little man.

If it wasn't so tragic, it would sound like an SNL skit complete with bad accents and fuzzy hats.

Dr. Strangelove indeed...

[roamer65]

10. The French have Ariane in down in French Guyana.

Fuck off Russia!

[Buckeyeblue]

12. They must be working with my MIL!