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> We didn't learn any of that from the ISS which we didn't already know from Salyut 6 and 7, and Mir. The ISS, aka Mir 2, hasn't taught us anything new. I doub
by avmich 1y ago
> We didn't learn any of that from the ISS which we didn't already know from Salyut 6 and 7, and Mir. The ISS, aka Mir 2, hasn't taught us anything new.
I doubt that. ISS served in space longer than Mir and Salyut-7 combined, I would expect it to run more experiments and get more data - especially as the equipment is more modern and experiments are planned with the benefit of knowledge of the previous works.
- lupusreal 1y agoThe amount of time the station spends in orbit isn't relevant, the amount of time a person spends in orbit for an unbroken stretch is what's relevant. Three of the top five spaceflight duration records were set on Mir, including the top two (437 days and 379 days.) Nobody even thinks of getting close to that top Mir record anymore because it is already known that it fucks people up.
- avmich 1y ago> The amount of time the station spends in orbit isn't relevant, The people on ISS were doing a multitude of scientific programs during that long time. That's important. Just like you wouldn't say that Hubble already seen everything and JWST isn't needed.
- notahacker 1y agoThere are microgravity experiments run in the ISS other than "how much does microgravity atrophy the human body?"