On Oct 26, 5:33 am, nmp wrote:
Jim in Houston wrote:
The American flag flies due to the presence of an American Astronaut on
board. Of course, the American government paid dearly for that decal to
go there.

No. The American astronaut onboard Soyuz TMA-9 was Anousheh Ansari, who
paid for her own ticket.

And I agree with you Marco, it is wonderful to see it, although with
Putin in office, with his obvious anti American feelings, it is unclear
how long this might last. Seems like Mr. Putin would love to see a
rebirth of the Cold War.

No. You don't seem to understand a lot about Russian politics.

Well, if you do understand, would you be so kind to expose your
opinion? We would appreciate it very much.