Brian Thorn wrote:
On 19 Feb 2006 09:08:35 -0800, "Ed Kyle" wrote:

Russia has launched and returned from orbit an 18 seat
capacity (some unoccupied on six manned flights during
2003-2005, as well as launching 11 separate Progress
supply missions. The U.S. managed only one semi-successful
mission during the same period carrying six astronauts.

Seven.

Ooops. Seven. Still less than Russia's 2003-2005 total.

And Shuttle delivered more cargo to ISS on STS-114 than all of
the Progress flights in 2005.

Are you sure about that? I've read that STS-114 only
delivered a bit more than 2 tonnes of actual net cargo to
ISS (although it had more than 11 tonnes of stuff in its
payload bay). On the other hand, each Progress M1 can
deliver up to 2.2 tonnes to ISS. There were four Progress
missions in 2005, four in 2004, and three in 2003, providing
more than 24 tonnes of cargo capacity to the station
during a time when NASA apparently only managed about
2 tonnes.

- Ed Kyle