Of course people will continue to pay their way into the space station, as soon as they find out what the Russian gov't is receiving from outside sources per flight. Then, just beat that amount and you're up in space. The Russian gov't can't afford not to say yes, unless missions are now diverted to transporting top secret and military payloads for both US and Russia. Having them take some of our stuff to the space station while the shuttles are off-line could open a whole new can of worms.
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Of course people will continue to pay their way into the space station, as soon as they find out what the Russian gov't is receiving from outside sources per flight. Then, just beat that amount and you're up in space. The Russian gov't can't afford not to say yes, unless missions are now diverted to transporting top secret and military payloads for both US and Russia. Having them take some of our stuff to the space station while the shuttles are off-line could open a whole new can of worms.