Space station future adrift (Soyuz purchase crisis)

Explorer8939 wrote:
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If I had to bet real money, I would bet that NASA will choose not to
send astronauts to ISS for long duration missions after 2006. They
would rather spend billions on the long term CEV program than send a
dime to Russia for a ride on Soyuz. That's just the way it is. Look
for science to be performed on the 3 or 4 Shuttle missions to ISS
every year for the rest of the program. Unless, of course, Russia
concedes the point and gives the US more free rides on their
spaceships.

If the US can't get to their part of ISS perhaps they could sell it. If
the Globalstar network can go for a half cent on the dollar, perhaps
Bigelow will pay a token sum and operate it with Russian help until his
own station is available.
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John Halpenny


A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind.
I=92m so glad my desk isn't empty.

The problem with getting ISS for free is that the operations costs will kill you.



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Explorer8939 wrote:


If I had to bet real money, I would bet that NASA will choose not to
send astronauts to ISS for long duration missions after 2006. They
would rather spend billions on the long term CEV program than send a
dime to Russia for a ride on Soyuz. That's just the way it is. Look
for science to be performed on the 3 or 4 Shuttle missions to ISS
every year for the rest of the program. Unless, of course, Russia
concedes the point and gives the US more free rides on their
spaceships.

If the US can't get to their part of ISS perhaps they could sell it. If
the Globalstar network can go for a half cent on the dollar, perhaps
Bigelow will pay a token sum and operate it with Russian help until his
own station is available.