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International Space Station so why not charter a Soyuz?

• Cthulhu_ 2y ago
  They would end up landing in Russia; with tensions between Russia and the west rising (i.e. the US supplying weapons to the country Russia is at war with at the moment), this isn't ideal. I mean it's an option for sure and in case of emergency it won't really matter whose return pods they use, but it seems they prefer not to.
  • SillyUsername 2y ago
    Seems a bit of a ground control trust issue given there are 2 Russians up there at the moment, I wonder how they are intended to return at a future date.
  • somenameforme 2y ago
    Russian cosmonauts already regularly fly on SpaceX missions [1], and Americans also regularly fly on Soyuz missions. [2] The entire point of science cooperation, sports, and the like is to rise above politics. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2#Crew_Dragon_flights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceX_Dragon_2#Crew_Dragon_fl... [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soyuz_missions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Soyuz_missions
    • zo1 2y ago
      And yet here we have this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/why-was-russia-banned-from-the-olympics/ar-BB1qJNS0 https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/why-was-russia-banned...
• andyjohnson0 2y ago
  Because there's no need.