Flight Day 1 redezvous with Space Station altitude targeting ( Orbital mechanics folks...

Targeting the station's altitude increase would give a Flight Day 1
Rendezvous opportunity for an on-time on-day launch. Maybe they shouldn't
waste the Space Station's Rendezvous Targeting Capabilities on the Space
Shuttle, because NASA likes to have a few days On-Orbit before rendezvous.
Soyuz could launch, rendezvous and dock before bedtime. An added bonus
would be an extra couple of days at the Space Station.

I would think Private Astronauts (Space Tourists) would much rather get
out of the cramped ascent/entry vehicle as soon as possible. I mean
really, even if you don't get space sick, do you really want to watch,
smell, and hear the fellow who does, vomiting for a day or two?

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On Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:19:43-0500, John Doe wrote:

Isn't the position of the space station more or less random (in practical
terms) along the orbital path at the time the plane crosses over KSC ?
(aka: launch time for Shuttle)

Does increasing the station's altitude (and incresing the time needed for a
full orbit) really make such a big change to the relative position of ISS
to KSC at the time the orbital plane passes over KSC ?