Following the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.With SpaceX coming close to its 13th manned crew flight to ISS, do you think SpaceX / NASA will call that flight "13"?
Quote from: TJL on 04/20/2025 12:21 pmFollowing the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.With SpaceX coming close to its 13th manned crew flight to ISS, do you think SpaceX / NASA will call that flight "13"? Finally! a "legitimate" use for Starliner! Fly Starliner-1 after Crew-12 and before Crew-14!
Quote from: DanClemmensen on 04/20/2025 03:14 pmQuote from: TJL on 04/20/2025 12:21 pmFollowing the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.With SpaceX coming close to its 13th manned crew flight to ISS, do you think SpaceX / NASA will call that flight "13"? Finally! a "legitimate" use for Starliner! Fly Starliner-1 after Crew-12 and before Crew-14! Isn't the "Crew" name specific to SpaceX missions ? (otherwise, Starliner-1 would rather be Starliner-13). In that case, even if flown after Starliner-1, the next Crew mission will be Crew-13.
Following the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.
Quote from: TJL on 04/20/2025 12:21 pmFollowing the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.With SpaceX coming close to its 13th manned crew flight to ISS, do you think SpaceX / NASA will call that flight "13"?This is silly speculation.Soviets/Russian or Chinese, had launched always their "13" missions:Soyuz 13 / 1973-> Orion Telescope->SuccessSoyuz T-13 / 1985 -> Recover control of Salyut 7 station->SuccessSoyuz TM-13 / 1991 -> 10th Mir long stay and two foreign researchers->SuccessSoyuz TMA-13 / 2008 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Fincke)->SuccessSoyuz TMA-13M / 2014 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Wiseman)->SuccessSoyuz MS-13 / 2019 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Morgan)->SuccessShenzhou 13 / 2021 -> Chinese Station Expedition->SuccessStop this debate, please.
But by their side, after Soyuz 1, the Russians never named a Soyuz mission with a "1" again, even if it was manned (see Soyuz T, TM, TMA, TMA-M, MS)
Quote from: TALsite on 04/21/2025 02:12 pmQuote from: TJL on 04/20/2025 12:21 pmFollowing the flight of Apollo 13, NASA decided not to fly another mission "13" and re-numbered the shuttle flights around that flight.With SpaceX coming close to its 13th manned crew flight to ISS, do you think SpaceX / NASA will call that flight "13"?This is silly speculation.Soviets/Russian or Chinese, had launched always their "13" missions:Soyuz 13 / 1973-> Orion Telescope->SuccessSoyuz T-13 / 1985 -> Recover control of Salyut 7 station->SuccessSoyuz TM-13 / 1991 -> 10th Mir long stay and two foreign researchers->SuccessSoyuz TMA-13 / 2008 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Fincke)->SuccessSoyuz TMA-13M / 2014 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Wiseman)->SuccessSoyuz MS-13 / 2019 -> ISS Expedition. One american on board (Morgan)->SuccessShenzhou 13 / 2021 -> Chinese Station Expedition->SuccessStop this debate, please.Your statement is "apples and oranges". If you read my initial post, I said NASA, not Roscosmos. I understand that Russia used "13" multiple times, but since Apollo 13 NASA hasn't.
It's great that there was a thread for the Crew-13 crew, do you have any suggestions for a crew?
Quote from: Galacic01 on 04/24/2025 06:39 amIt's great that there was a thread for the Crew-13 crew, do you have any suggestions for a crew?This is a thread for the mission, not the crew per se.
NASA no longer has any astronauts assigned to Starliner-1. Scott Tingle was on the crew but has become chief of the astronaut office. Luke Delaney was also assigned, but has now moved to Crew-13, per a source.
“The next commercial flight to the International Space Station without a specific provider assigned is targeted no earlier than October 2026. This flight will handover with NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which is targeted to launch in early 2026,” a NASA spokesperson said.
https://www.gctc.ru/main.php?id=7436Translated with DeepL QuoteThe Main Medical Commission has assessed the readiness of the Russian cosmonaut for the expedition to the ISS- CrewsDecember 25, 2025Today, December 25, 2025, the Main Medical Commission (GMK) met at the Cosmonaut Training Center to assess the medical fitness of Russian crew member of USCV SpaceX Crew-12, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyayev, for space flight to the International Space Station.The commission included representatives from the Cosmonaut Training Center, the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the Russian Ministry of Health.According to the GMK's conclusion, Russian member of the USCV SpaceX Crew-12 crew, Roscosmos cosmonaut A.V. Fedyayev, is fit for space flight under the cross-flight agreement. The launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for no earlier than mid-February 2026.The GMK also decided that Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Teteriatnikov is fit for training as part of the crew.So it's seems that Sergei Teteriatnikov (the first of the 2019 selection) it's named as backup for this flight, and probably would be assigned to the USCV-13 crew
The Main Medical Commission has assessed the readiness of the Russian cosmonaut for the expedition to the ISS- CrewsDecember 25, 2025Today, December 25, 2025, the Main Medical Commission (GMK) met at the Cosmonaut Training Center to assess the medical fitness of Russian crew member of USCV SpaceX Crew-12, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyayev, for space flight to the International Space Station.The commission included representatives from the Cosmonaut Training Center, the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Federal Medical Biological Agency of Russia, the Russian Ministry of Defense, and the Russian Ministry of Health.According to the GMK's conclusion, Russian member of the USCV SpaceX Crew-12 crew, Roscosmos cosmonaut A.V. Fedyayev, is fit for space flight under the cross-flight agreement. The launch of the Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for no earlier than mid-February 2026.The GMK also decided that Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergei Teteriatnikov is fit for training as part of the crew.
