General - space stations and orbiting platforms

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Soyuz relocation -- why, exactly?	03 Dec 2004 04:11 GMT	15
Most stories quote the NASA assertion, "The Soyuz relocation cleared the Pirs Docking Compartment, which doubles as an airlock, for spacewalks now scheduled for January and March." But haven't they already done an EVA from Pirs with the Soyuz in place on
Energia pictures of Klipper mockup posted to web	02 Dec 2004 02:24 GMT	7
Someone on the Yahoo Space-modlers group mentioned that Energia pictures of a Klipper mockup have been posted to the web. Here is the URL they gave.
Drag on ISS	01 Dec 2004 04:08 GMT	15
Anybody know why the mean altitude has been decreasing somewhat rapidly in the past while? http://www.heavens-above.com/issorbitheight.asp Solar activity? Orientation?
What is the simplest, cheapest CEV possible?	01 Dec 2004 02:46 GMT	4
"Jeff Findley" <jeff.findley@ugs.nojunk.com> : > This is essentially the argument that NASA has had all along for whatever > their current generation of CEV would be. The problem with this argument is