Why was this relocation needed?I mean, why canīt Progress M-67 dock to Pirs?
Quote from: aquarius on 07/02/2009 10:13 pmWhy was this relocation needed?I mean, why canīt Progress M-67 dock to Pirs?Docking Progress to Zvezda aft is better for reboost.
Quote from: Jorge on 07/02/2009 10:38 pmQuote from: aquarius on 07/02/2009 10:13 pmWhy was this relocation needed?I mean, why canīt Progress M-67 dock to Pirs?Docking Progress to Zvezda aft is better for reboost.So why not dock the progress there in the first place? I'm sure there's a good reason I just don't know what it is
Quote from: scott6428 on 07/03/2009 02:45 amQuote from: Jorge on 07/02/2009 10:38 pmQuote from: aquarius on 07/02/2009 10:13 pmWhy was this relocation needed?I mean, why canīt Progress M-67 dock to Pirs?Docking Progress to Zvezda aft is better for reboost.So why not dock the progress there in the first place? I'm sure there's a good reason I just don't know what it is Just what do you mean? The Progress *is* being docked there in the first place. But first, the Soyuz previously docked there had to be relocated to Pirs.
Quote from: Jorge on 07/03/2009 08:55 pmQuote from: scott6428 on 07/03/2009 02:45 amQuote from: Jorge on 07/02/2009 10:38 pmQuote from: aquarius on 07/02/2009 10:13 pmWhy was this relocation needed?I mean, why canīt Progress M-67 dock to Pirs?Docking Progress to Zvezda aft is better for reboost.So why not dock the progress there in the first place? I'm sure there's a good reason I just don't know what it is Just what do you mean? The Progress *is* being docked there in the first place. But first, the Soyuz previously docked there had to be relocated to Pirs.Sorry for being vague but what I was thinking was, why is the soyuz in a port you'd rather have the progress in? Why doesn't the soyuz dock else where on arrival eliminating the need for a re-docking flight?
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