Brian Thorn wrote:
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:08:58 -0800, Brett Buck
wrote:


Seems perfectly simple and well-defined to me. No on-orbit repair
capability because it's too expensive, no ready rescue flight because
it's too expensive, so all shuttle flight go to ISS as a safe haven.

What's so hard to understand about that?


The "no ready rescue flight because it's too expensive" part. It would
be inconvenient (to ISS) but not particularly expensive.

Pretty expensive for a mission that was going to end relatively soon
in any case.

Brett