Re: Use for Mir

From: Ron Lee (ronlee@pcisys.net)
Date: Wed Mar 07 2001 - 19:08:16 PST

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At 06:03 PM 3/7/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Does anyone know why ISS and MIR could not be
>combined??
>
>It seems the cost of developing new modules and
>putting them into orbit is far greater than the cost
>of changing one or both of their orbits ISS & MIR. 
>Even if the sections where disassembled and parked
>till needed it might be a great cost savings in this
>day of the BOTTOM LINE. It might make Russia in the
>savior now that NASA is 'tightening its belt'. 
>It is certainly seems worth consideration.

Most likely because the orbits are separated in right ascension
that it is impossible.  

Ron Lee

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