To: Movemout
We depended on oneway rockets (Russian) to get most of the heavy stuff up there. Those were pretty dependable. The ISS does not have to be abandoned.
To: Mamzelle
"We depended on oneway rockets (Russian) to get most of the heavy stuff up there. Those were pretty dependable. The ISS does not have to be abandoned. "I'm not concerned with getting stuff up. I'm concerned with keeping the ISS up. As you may recall, the shuttle is used to boost ISS into a higher orbit periodically. There are no Russian options for doing that as far as I know. It is highly unlikely that a shuttle will fly for a long time.
288 posted on
02/01/2003 9:32:30 AM PST by
Movemout
(RIP you who dare and lose)
To: Mamzelle
Anyone know about a Bush Administration press conference on this? Anyone heard anything?
331 posted on
02/01/2003 9:39:51 AM PST by
HumanaeVitae
(The DNC is a WMD: 45 Million Dead.)
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