> Not sure how well the rest of ISS can function, if at all, without the Russian modules in operation. I believe the supposedly irreplaceable function of the R

> Not sure how well the rest of ISS can function, if at all, without the Russian modules in operation. I believe the supposedly irreplaceable function of the Russian segment is raising the station via a Progress spacecraft docked to it. Elon Musk claimed SpaceX could do likewise with a Dragon capsule, but I tend to take his statements with a grain of salt, lately.