FWIIW "and gives the impression that whenever the ISS' working life is ended the Russian segment will actually live on by undocking from the US segment, which is likely to splashdown in the Pacific ocean"Pictures and full article athttp://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2009/01/russia-plans-soyuz-cargo-retur.html#morePresumably only the 'new' modules attached to Zvezda will be saved; Zarya, being US property, will be toast.
Novosti-kosmonavtiki is reporting the Russia is already planning to build an LEO station after ISS is de-orbited. Does anyone know where I could find information about that, or does anyone have any?I believe they're going to use it for on-orbit assembly of interplanetary ships, but I'd like to get some more specifics if they're available.
BTW There is a twin of Zvezda module FGB collects dust so far...
Just more powerpoint nonsense that comes to the surfaces every so often. The ISS is looking at a extension to 2020
Quote from: fregate on 04/11/2009 06:52 amBTW There is a twin of Zvezda module FGB collects dust so far... There is a twin of the Zarya FGB at Khrunichev. If there is a 2nd base block module available, that would be big news.
Quote from: Danderman on 04/11/2009 01:52 pmQuote from: fregate on 04/11/2009 06:52 amBTW There is a twin of Zvezda module FGB collects dust so far... There is a twin of the Zarya FGB at Khrunichev. If there is a 2nd base block module available, that would be big news.No, that is being converted into the MLM for the ISS
Don't know origin, but...