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Russia Working on Soyuz Replacement
Buran writes "The Associated Press is reporting that RKK Energia is starting design work on a new manned spacecraft able to carry a crew of six (or more) to the International Space Station. The vehicle may have a reusable crew module (current Soyuz TMA and Progress vehicles are disposable) and would theoretically finally allow ISS crew size to increase, as the current limiting factor is the capacity of the Soyuz spacecraft, designed in the early 1960s for manned lunar flights. (While Soyuz never flew to the Moon, its Zond circumlunar variant did so several times, and Soyuz and Progress craft have been resupplying various space stations for over three decades.) It will be interesting to see how this develops, as at present ISS crews spend more time maintaining the station than they do performing research, due to the fact that the station wasn't designed to operate with a crew as small as two or three people."
In Soviet Russia Soyuz replaces YOU!
hell, someone had to do it...
Matt
You have 1 Moderator Point! Use it or lose it! Is that a threat? -vapid
Every time slashdot mentions the ISS is falling apart, my mouse breaks.
* Trillan chucks cordless mouse across the room.
See? Again! I just can't figure it out.
"due to the fact that the station wasn't designed to operate with a crew as small as two or three people."
/., it seems like it wasn't designed to operate, period.
From all the articles i've read on
First they replaced the beef in your burger with soyuz, now they're even going to replace the soyuz!
They'll be serving us Soyuz Green before you know it!
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade