What`s the aim of the ISS and how long are the crew up there

Carl · Post by **Carl** » Tue May 25, 2010 1:26 pm

I was just thinking,what with the last 3 space shuttle missions left, how long are the ISS crew staying up there?Becuase there won`t be no more flights up there so how they gonna get down?And what are they actually doing?

cheers

Carl

RL Astro · Post by **RL Astro** » Thu May 27, 2010 4:27 pm

The American shuttle missions are ending but there will still be flights by the Russians. I imagine NASA will pay the Russian space agency to take astronauts up before a new space exploration vehicle comes into service.

Davej · Post by **Davej** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:34 am

Hi,
Another possibility of getting to the ISS is by a rocket, Falcon 9, which will be having it's maiden flight (with a dummy load) from Canaveral Fri 4th at 16.00 BST.
All the best.
Dave

PS.
Edit. This should answer your question about the aims of the ISS.