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ISS capacity is 6. With only Soyuz being the only crew carrier, it was decided that current ISS crew size would be de-rated to 3

Posted by JD (aka Jason Dean) May 27 '20, 11:40

So the maximum possible 7 (even if NASA has currently set the spec at four) would allow for a crewed rescue mission for the previous ISS crew of 6 and one rescuer.

Alternately at current ISS levels of three, Three from ISS + 1 crew as rescue

I wondered if it was a way to level the field with the Boeing Starliner but that too has a base design for seven

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i assumed this was going to be a dad joke, but had no idea what the punchline would be -- nm - prayformojo May 27, 11:43 2
- "I propose, that for scientific testing purposes, we breed a type of midget even smaller than the normal midget. We can call them Shetland Midgets." -- nm - Senator Tim Calhoun May 27, 11:52
- My bed's capacity is 6, but I've sometimes squeeze in 7. -- nm* - Dad Flex May 27, 11:48
They have suits, they could just attach a few astronauts to the outside on leashes and then trade off who gets to go inside. -- nm - Max May 27, 11:43 1
- I wonder if there's a bbq place near Canaveral named "The Reentry Grill" -- nm - Beryllium May 27, 11:48
plus 7 is a lucky number -- nm - decline May 27, 11:43
Three... times 2... carry the one... WUT? I'm so confused! -- nm - Mop May 27, 11:42 2
- Soyuz is capped at 3 passengers, I believe. Crew Dragon could evacuate the ISS configured with just 4 seats. - TWuG May 27, 11:45 1
  - I got this. -- nm - Felix Baumgartner May 27, 11:47
Nice. Thank you. -- nm - TWuG May 27, 11:42

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ISS capacity is 6. With only Soyuz being the only crew carrier, it was decided that current ISS crew size would be de-rated to 3

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