[access-uk] Re: International Space Station - Other contributers
- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:00:42 +0100
Hi Andy,
Have a look at
http://www.russianspaceweb.com/iss_soyuztma10.html#eva19
I'm not debating the Russian's input in building the ISS at all. without
the Soyuz, at least after 2003, we would maybe have a different story to
tell, but are you sure that there're 10 Russian scientists aboard the ISS at
the moment? I think that the ISS can't accommodate this number of people at
the present time taking in consideration the expedition 117 crew. I'm not
following the expansion of the ISS closely, but I think that this particular
mission is mainly an American one; I could be wrong though.
If I find any more resources I'll post them.
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] International Space Station - Other contributers
Hi all.
A bit off-topic I'm afraid, but dealing with science and technology, so
perhaps not.
For the last couple of days, I've been following the exploits of the
current Atlantis mission to the Space Station, at link :
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/sts115_front/index.html and feel that
I've been witnessing history in the making.
However, since yesterday, I've been thinking about the other contributors
currently in the station, some 10 Russian scientists, and the part they
are playing in the building of this enormous project.
Not surprisingly, I have heard very little or nothing about the
contribution they are currently making towards this project. I know that
they are there but NASSA has not yet commented on the role they are
playing or the work they have done to date, rather, they have been very
focused on their own achievements, and I'm afraid that the Americans are
going to steel all the credit for the International Space Station's
development for themselves.
I'm thinking that like World War 2 , the Americans hardly acknowledged
the sacrifice British people made and you would think, by watching movies,
that we were not involved in the war at all.
So this afternoon, I decided to move away from NASSA and try and get a
Russian perspective on the project, but I cannot find a thing on the net.
Anyone else following the project, and in particular, from the Russian
side of things?
I'd be very grateful for any comments, particularly from non-British or
American listers.
Best wishes.
Andy
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