<blockquote>'Men and nations behave wisely when they have exhausted all other resources.'
- Abba Eban</blockquote>
'In space .. working together .. for survival — no matter which country you call home.'<blockquote>'In space, where even the most basic activities are dangerous, working together as a team is paramount for survival — no matter which country you call home.'
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Russia and U.S. Still Friends in Space, NASA Says, March 4, 2014</blockquote>
'..a global effort..'<blockquote>'Any mission to Mars is likely to be a global effort. The ISS is a blend of goals among the participating space agencies, and it is truly beautiful in that regard alone.'
- Charlie Bolden (
Space Station Crucial for Going to Mars, April 7, 2014)</blockquote>
Context '..In orbit, politics and animosity [must fade] away in pursuit of science.'*
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Mission to Mars'..Russia, China and ESA .. a joint program to mount the first expedition to Mars.''..Training Prepares the ISS for Linux Migration -
..the interconnectedness of how one thing affects another. You need that worldview..'*
Original: ' In orbit, politics and animosity almost faded away in pursuit of science.'</blockquote>