[Mamzelle]

I have also read there were no EVA suits on board. Since it costs $20K per pound to transport cargo by Shuttle (Russians spend about $5K), every ounce counts, so they wouldn't have left EVA suits laying around just in case, given how precious is the real estate.

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I have also read there were no EVA suits on board. Since it costs $20K per pound to transport cargo by Shuttle (Russians spend about $5K), every ounce counts, so they wouldn't have left EVA suits laying around just in case, given how precious is the real estate.

It's true the space shuttle's cost per pound is more, but the shuttle can carry a 100 tonnes compared to the Russian's 5 tonnes. There is a big advantge for the shuttle...

[spectre]

Interesting.

My husband spent his AF career flying in the C-130's. I asked him only ONCE, do they have parachutes to bail out, in case of problems? His answer was NO!

Some things just have to be accepted.

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