>It'd require scrapping the next planned Soyuz mission - it may take several months to get that ready. I believe they have to (and would) have to send it up man

>It'd require scrapping the next planned Soyuz mission - it may take several months to get that ready. I believe they have to (and would) have to send it up manned. Soyuz can be launched to the ISS with no crew. The Russians sent up a Soyuz with no crew a few years ago when the Soyuz they used to get up there stared leaking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_MS-23 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_MS-23 (Of course it probably would launch manned because they would only be picking up 2 people)