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Topic: Station Construction Faces Overhaul
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DavidH Member Posts: 1217 From: Huntsville, AL, USA Registered: Jun 2003
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posted 06-14-2005 10:08 AM
quote: NASA Administrator Mike Griffin has said the ISS construction program faced a major review in coming months because of plans to phase out the US space shuttle by 2010. ... Griffin said it would be impossible for the three craft to carry out all the 28 remaining missions needed to complete the ISS by the time they were withdrawn from service in 2010. ... "We have best-case, worst-case and average-case flight rates with the shuttle. I should say we should easily be able to do more than 15 but we know that it is beyond reason to expect to be able to do 28 shuttle flights by 2010," Griffin said.
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issman1 Member Posts: 1042 From: UK Registered: Apr 2005
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posted 06-15-2005 07:08 AM
DavidIt should not come as any surprise that NASA is finally admitting that it cannot fly "28" additional shuttle missions. Imo, the still-clearly-dangerous Shuttle programme should fly no more than those which are required to launch European, Japanese as well as the remaining US components. That means between 12 and 15 flights. It's obvious that Soyuz can rotate the expedition crews with re-supply by Progress, ATV and HTV (the latter two when they ultimately make their debuts). Of course, I do agree with that great former US astronaut John Young that NASA really ought to have re-commenced the Shuttle in 2004 in order to complete those "28" flights. As it stands, NASA has launched a multi-billion dollar PR offensive to show US taxpayers it is trying to make the shuttle ultra-safe. Fine, but it's meant the ISS has no real opportunity to shine as an orbital laboratory. |
askel New Member Posts: 5 From: Moscow, Russia / Dublin, Ireland Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 06-15-2005 06:12 PM
The RSA has already announced that if the US withdraws from the ISS Russia and Europe will continue developing their segments. Russia is launching a big module in 2007 (not quite sure about the date) and one more after that.By the time the station construction is complete the RSA will have a new space tug to replace Progress and Kliper will be ready as well. | |
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