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Old February 26th 06, 03:13 AM posted to sci.space.station
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Of of Jacques van Oane's message indicated that ESA will be sending a
3rd permanent crewmember to the station on the next Soyuz.

Considering that we current have no idea if the shuttle will be able to
fly regularly, is it wise to begin full crewing so soon, before the next
shuttle ?

Or has NASA indicated to the ISS members that it has very high
confidence that the Shuttle will be in reliable regular service by the
middle of this year and that 3 member crews are sustainable right away ?

Or is it just a question of the tons of supplies left on the station by
discovery's last flight (safe haven stuff) are somewhat perisheable and
sending a 3rd crewmmeber will just help consume those supplies that
would otherwise have to be tossed out eventually ?
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Old February 26th 06, 04:06 AM posted to sci.space.station
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John Doe wrote:
Of of Jacques van Oane's message indicated that ESA will be sending a
3rd permanent crewmember to the station on the next Soyuz.


The stuff I've seen indicates that Reiter will fly on the next *Shuttle*
mission, not Soyuz.

Considering that we current have no idea if the shuttle will be able to
fly regularly, is it wise to begin full crewing so soon, before the next
shuttle ?

Or has NASA indicated to the ISS members that it has very high
confidence that the Shuttle will be in reliable regular service by the
middle of this year and that 3 member crews are sustainable right away ?


They should be sustainable from STS-121 on, which is what's being
proposed. If supplies do become a bit short, they can always bring the
crew home early on the Soyuz.

I think NASA is eager to get the crew back up to three as soon as
possible. With the ramp up in assembly activity over the next year, the
3rd crew member will be essential for EVAs conducted without the shuttle
present (they can operate the SSRMS, among other things).

Or is it just a question of the tons of supplies left on the station by
discovery's last flight (safe haven stuff) are somewhat perisheable and
sending a 3rd crewmmeber will just help consume those supplies that
would otherwise have to be tossed out eventually ?


That may well be part of it, but I think there are other reasons.

--Chris
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Old February 26th 06, 05:09 AM posted to sci.space.station
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Chris Bennetts wrote in news:44011b63$0$30896
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John Doe wrote:
Of of Jacques van Oane's message indicated that ESA will be sending a
3rd permanent crewmember to the station on the next Soyuz.


The stuff I've seen indicates that Reiter will fly on the next *Shuttle*
mission, not Soyuz.


Correct. The third seat on the next Soyuz will be a tourist, not a
permanent crewmember.

That renders the rest of Mezei's post moot.

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Old February 26th 06, 06:03 PM posted to sci.space.station
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John Doe wrote in :

If the station goes to 3 crewmmebers without any shuttle crew
transfers, who pays the russians to dedicate their soyuz flights to
crew transfers without any potential for commercial passengers ?


The US is already paying the Russians $21.8 million per seat for each Soyuz
through 2011.

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