Space Forum / Space Station / May 2008

Apparently it's no joke and could impact the increase in planned crew
size:-
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24841375/

For obvious reasons I can understand most of the ISS countries aren't
too concerned with aesthetics, but wouldn't it help the public image and
legitimacy of it among non-space people if it didn't look like a bunch
of pipes and solar panels?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The first test flight of NASA's new ARES I
launch vehicle faces a five-week slip, constellation program officals
said today. Delays in the production of new external tanks for the
space shuttle will likely force a delay in the upcoming Hubble Space

Great read!
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=5412
Yikes! I want the ISS partnership to work, but jeez folks...why not let the
rocket scientists figure out what's wrong with the capsule?!  This is

Story and video clips are available at http://www.spacearium.com/article.php?story=20080503190644906
After safely reaching its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center,
space shuttle Discovery now awaits its next major milestone for the
upcoming STS-124 mission. A launch dress ...

According to the unofficial manifest, it appears that the last MPLM
flight to the station will happen later this year.
Any news/stories/plans to sufficently upgrade one MPLM to stay in space
permanently (even if not qualified as "living quarters", it would still