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Re:Astronaut Selection by ceejayoz on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @09:12AM (#10696384)
Why interesting? Any NASA astronaut who goes to space currently has to work with Russians on the ISS, and gets there via a Russian launch vehicle. Basic knowledge of the language is a must, if for nothing other than "don't press the button labeled 'self-destruct' in Russian".
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Re:Astronaut Selection by geonnave on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @10:37AM (#10696943)
Oh, sure. I didn't realized that at first. It must be my programmer brain telling me "English is the one global language" all the time.

(note: I'm not an English native speaker)

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Re:Astronaut Selection by iamcurious on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @12:11PM (#10697718)
It is, until it isn't. I wonder how long would English last as the lingua franca of the west if the USA focused inward like Canada.
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