The Eurasian Union State Establishes the Union State Astronomical Research Center (USARC) as Direct competitor to NASA!
March 3rd, 2006
After months of hints and construction, the Eurasian Union State headed by the Czardom of Russia, and it’s constituent Central Asian states have announced the creation and establishment of the Union State Astronomical Research Center or as it is known in short – USARC (pronounced ‘us’ ‘arc’). The Russian Chancellor, Grigory Yavlinsky has stated that the USARC was established with the following objectives:-
- To create a competitor to NASA in the international Space research capabilities.
- To extend the extent of space research and exploration throughout the world.
- To create a job opportunity for space researchers in Eastern and Central Europe.
- To create innovative new ways for space research.
Union State Secretary Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
The Union State Secretary, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has stated that the USARC will aid the researchers of Eurasia who wish to find an alternative to NASA. He has also stated that this will provide a new leap forward for the space exploration going on during this time. He has also finally stated that despite the ‘rivalry’ that may develop between NASA and USARC, he believes that cooperation between the two will be possible. He has stated:
“USARC and NASA may be able to compete with one another in a friendly sense, but make no mistake, both USARC and NASA shall be allies when it comes to space exploration. Resources we may not have shall be present in NASA, and the resources NASA may not have will be present with us. Using this, and with mutual respect with one another, I hope that USARC and NASA will be able to compete and work together.”
The current polity of NASA has also issued a statement of congratulations, and has stated that they would be more than willing to cooperate with USARC together for space exploration.
USARC station in Kazakhstan.
The USARC has been frankly a very expensive project. And the total amount of money that has been funneled into the establishment has been made classified by the Russia, Kazakh, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kyrgyz and Tajik governments. We also have reason to believe, that despite the name and the establishment being for the Eurasian Union State only, CSTO countries like Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Iran are also involved in USARC without being a part of the Eurasian Union State. Some have even levelled some amount of accusations at Estonia stating that the Estonian government was also working with USARC. The Estonian government has responded by stating that private researchers from Estonia were working in USARC, however the government has no hand in it. Nonetheless, despite this monumental day for space development and space exploration, tensions simmer in the Baltics as Lithuania and Latvia use this as an excuse to launch tirades and rage against their northern most Baltic state.