Sequestering carbon

[K6-III]

$15.3 Billion annually is far from financial strangulation.

Consider that during the last DECADE, the Russian program has recieved $4.3 Billion and the accomplishments haven't been too far behind NASA's results.

With NASA's budget, Russia would now have bases on the moon and mars...

[Wombat]

What are Russia's accomplishments again?

Let's see, we're on Mars, for the 3rd time. We're checking out comet tails. We're pushing towards the extremes of the solar system. We're paying for the ISS when the Russians fell short. We're running the rather badass Hubble telescope.

The Russians? They're launching Soyuz, just like they've always been.