In principle, couldn't qualified ESA 'Soyuz commanders' such as Reiter or
Haignere be the commander?
"Dave Fowler" wrote in message
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From: John Doe
That would lead me to believe that perhaps Padalka might stay for one
year.
There's no financial advantage for them to keep him up a year, because
every
Soyuz will require a Russian commander, even if the other two seats were
sold
for cash.
DF