RE: [amsat-bb] ISTP

[n4xeo <n4xeo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 11:40 AM 11/15/2002 -0500, Robert McGwier wrote:
>I am glad that what money we have spent on ISS will not leave
>it abandoned because the Russians are unable to send rescue
>modules because of a lack of resources.  It has become clear
>that without extra crew members, not much mission could be
>accomplished.   The flight rule requirement demanding a life
>boat to return all of the crew has of course limited us to
>3 at a time.  This apparently will be fixed by developing
>such a lifeboat which is the biggest part of this announcement.

Well they could always just leave a shuttle docked on the side...!!
That would get them out and then some!!!!!


73, Bill N4XEO

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