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The New DU. Reply #1: I've often wondered why they don't just leave one up there.
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Sat May-21-11 06:40 PM
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| 1. I've often wondered why they don't just leave one up there. |
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Even if it can't re-enter, it may be used by the ISS crew as a "lifeboat" in emergencies, and its arm and bay doors could assist in experiments. The astronauts could come down over time using planned Russian visits or by replacing the emergency reentry craft already aboard.
My guess why they don't is that the extra mass would require a lot of extra reaction mass to keep the space station aloft.
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