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12 questions linked to/from Can the US Part of ISS survive independent of the Russian?
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Are there any weapons in space?
We can break this down into two categories:
For internal security purposes, does the ISS have any type of weapon on board?
For global security purposes, are there any orbiting weapons (that we know ...
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What would happen to the ISS if the Russians undocked their part?
So... RIA Novosti (Russian media agency) made a video, where they show the Russians ostensibly undocking the Zarya module and the US part of the station falls into the atmosphere (someone was playing ...
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Will the ISS need more docking ports?
Currently the ISS has two basic segments, the Russian and US sides.
The Russian side has 4 docking ports. Usually occupied by 2 Soyuz, 1 or 2 Progress freighters or an ESA ATV vehicle.
You can see ...
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Why is NASA planning to deorbit the ISS instead of reusing its newer modules, like the Russians will?
I was reading about Russia's plans to detach their modules from the ISS before its deorbit and use them to begin a new space station. The version I read said Zvezda (DOS-8) and Poisk (MRM-2) are ...
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Does NASA have any rocket options to replace ISS segments?
Roscosmos has announced their ISS partnership will end in 2 years
This might have been seen as an indication that the new administration at Roscosmos was in a more cooperative mood. Any such hopes ...
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Are there any remaining spacecraft that can retrieve objects from Earth orbit?
Now that the Space Shuttle has been retired, are there any spacecraft available that can retrieve an object from orbit and return it safely to Earth?
What would be the maximum size of such an object?
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What does Zvezda alone lack from being a capable space station?
A recent discussion on the ISS has raised some questions in my mind about Zvezda:
Can the US Part of ISS survive independent of the Russian?
What does Zvezda alone lack from being a capable space ...
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Would it be possible to split the ISS?
Reading the question about which modules of the ISS are provided by which partner and in light of the discussion about the future of the ISS the following question came to my mind.
From a technical ...
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Would it make sense to salvage parts of the ISS as it is decommissioned?
The ESA recently announced plans to develop a station halfway to the moon. This station would, I presume, serve as the next international station replacing the ISS. While I understand that the ISS ...
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How will the RD-180 ban affect US space program?
RD-180 is a rocket engine produced by Russian NPO Energomash company. It is used in such US rockets as Atlas III and Atlas V.
There are rumors, that Russia is considering to ban RD-180 export to US.
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ISS Interim Control Module Specifications
Anybody have a copy of the specifications for the Interim Control Module? Particularly interested in mass, either dry or fully loaded...or both!
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Could SpaceX deliver the Interim Control Module to the ISS?
Three days ago Roscosmos chief, Dmitry Rogozin, bemoaned the sanctions on Twitter saying they could break the ISS cooperation, asking Joe Biden how he'd manage to manage the course corrections given ...
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