On 4/16/2010 9:53 AM, Rick Jones wrote:
Pat wrote:
Orion can carry six astronauts, Soyuz only three. So you need two
Soyuz to evacuate the whole ISS crew, but only one Orion.

Eggs and baskets

Yeah, I guess you could either consider that the choice between upping
the chances you will lose a six-person crew, or upping the chances you
will lose three of them, depending how you look at it. ;-)
One thing is for sure; trying to cram six of them into one Soyuz RV in a
emergency is probably a non-starter, given the somewhat cramped nature
of the capsule's interior:
http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k1...side-front.jpg
Maybe if they took their pressure suits off and sat on each other's laps?

Pat