Crew sizes on Shuttle to ISS

Does anyone know offhand the expected
crew sizes on future Shuttle flights to the ISS?

Do the Russians have the capabilities
required to offload enough stranded
Shuttle astronauts at the ISS before supplies
run out?
My understanding is that they have but one
Soyuz assembly line and they really have
no practical means of increasing their
production rate of Soyuz capsules and
launchers.
How would that impact the "safe haven"
prospects for the ISS?
If the remaining Shuttles were to be
grounded for whatever reason - would the
Russians be able to loft sufficient numbers
of capsules in time to get everyone down?

Subject: Crew sizes on Shuttle to ISS

Does anyone know offhand the expected
crew sizes on future Shuttle flights to the ISS?

5-7, as usual.

Two ISS crewmembers will be offloaded from future crew rotation missions (and
moved to Soyuz) to enable two additional EVA mission specialists to be
assigned.

DF

"Chosp" wrote in news:_DwWb.61015$F15.37704@fed1read06:

Does anyone know offhand the expected
crew sizes on future Shuttle flights to the ISS?

STS-114 - 7
STS-121 - 7
STS-115 - 6
STS-116 - 7
STS-117 - 6
STS-118 - 6

Do the Russians have the capabilities
required to offload enough stranded
Shuttle astronauts at the ISS before supplies
run out?

No. ISS safe haven capability is around 90 days, assuming orbiter
consumables are available.

If the remaining Shuttles were to be
grounded for whatever reason - would the
Russians be able to loft sufficient numbers
of capsules in time to get everyone down?

Highly unlikely.


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"Chosp" wrote in message news:_DwWb.61015$F15.37704@fed1read06...
Does anyone know offhand the expected
crew sizes on future Shuttle flights to the ISS?

Do the Russians have the capabilities
required to offload enough stranded
Shuttle astronauts at the ISS before supplies
run out?
My understanding is that they have but one
Soyuz assembly line and they really have
no practical means of increasing their
production rate of Soyuz capsules and
launchers.
How would that impact the "safe haven"
prospects for the ISS?
If the remaining Shuttles were to be
grounded for whatever reason - would the
Russians be able to loft sufficient numbers
of capsules in time to get everyone down?

It is possible that the ATV may be flying by the time
the Orbiter is flying again. At least soon there after.

In article ,
(Al Jackson) wrote:

It is possible that the ATV may be flying by the time
the Orbiter is flying again. At least soon there after.

The ATV will be flying in just a few months. The Shuttle won't be flying
again before the end of the year at best.

Nicholas Shnaks

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004, Nicholas Shanks wrote:

In article ,
(Al Jackson) wrote:

It is possible that the ATV may be flying by the time
the Orbiter is flying again. At least soon there after.

The ATV will be flying in just a few months. The Shuttle won't be flying
again before the end of the year at best.


That isn't exactly true, ATV has been delayed into early 2005.


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-Mike

(Al Jackson)

The ATV will be flying in just a few months. The Shuttle won't be flying
again before the end of the year at best.


That isn't exactly true, ATV has been delayed into early 2005.

Plus, ESA wants one of its astronauts onboard ISS (from a visiting shuttle
mission) while it is there.

DF