[Mamzelle]

I'm given to understand that most of the heavy lifting in construction of the ISS has been the Russians.

[need_a_screen_name]

That may be true, but the Russians can only produce 2 Soyuz rockets per year. They have been using smaller ones on the resupply missions.... Interesting read here:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=375103