"Pat Flannery" wrote in message
dakotatelephone...


Scott Hedrick wrote:
THat's why ISS needs to handle 8 or 9 on a regular basis, so there can be
2-3 permanent maintenance positions, plus the occasional assistance of
others.

IIRC, max ISS designed crew is to be six,

Hence the problem. I don't see how ISS can be scientifically viable in the
first place, and it's less viable when the crew has to spend so much time on
maintenance.


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