Originally posted by johnlear
Originally posted by Laxpla
The Russians and the US, jointly founded the ISS. Wouldnt it raise a red flag, if the United States lauched a shuttle, and wasnt coming to the ISS at a normal scheduled time. The Russians would have some sort or understanding of a SSS, thus making it no secret. What advantage would the USA have with Russia knowing their "hiding" a "secret space station"?
Thanks for the post Laxpla. We have always shared our techonology with the Russians. The Russians were the first to publically photograph the far side of the moon in 1959 and were the first to soft land on the moon in 1966. They were also in lunar orbit to greet Apollo 11.
Numerous Progess rockets meet the Shuttle at the ISS with supplies destined for other platforms which are then delivered during the 55 hours that are allegedly used for potty breaks, naps, turning on the IMU and checking the suit pressurization.
Both the U.S. and Russia share similar goals so it would be to both their advantages to keep the secret.
Thanks for your post and input.![]()
No thank you John Lear for that little history lesson!
Sharing information? as in what John? During the Cold War your "imply" that we share information with the Russians. What you said dosnt even make sense.
Correct me if I'm wrong, you also imply that the Russians know of this SSS that the Americans have? As I say again, possibly what advantages could they get from it?
Also, what faults seem to be in this timeline?
10/23/07 Tue 11:38 AM 00 00 00 STS-120 Launch
10/23/07 Tue 12:15 PM 00 00 37 OMS-2 rocket firing
10/23/07 Tue 12:28 PM 00 00 50 Post insertion timeline begins
10/23/07 Tue 02:08 PM 00 02 30 Laptop computer network setup
10/23/07 Tue 02:08 PM 00 02 30 GIRA installation
10/23/07 Tue 02:08 PM 00 02 30 FRED setup
10/23/07 Tue 02:29 PM 00 02 51 NC1 rendezvous rocket firing
10/23/07 Tue 02:48 PM 00 03 10 Group B computer powerdown
10/23/07 Tue 03:08 PM 00 03 30 Shuttle robot arm (SRMS) powerup
10/23/07 Tue 03:08 PM 00 03 30 WLES setup
10/23/07 Tue 03:23 PM 00 03 45 SRMS checkout
10/23/07 Tue 03:28 PM 00 03 50 ET handheld photography
10/23/07 Tue 03:38 PM 00 04 00 Umbilical well camera downlink
10/23/07 Tue 03:58 PM 00 04 20 ET video downlink
10/23/07 Tue 04:08 PM 00 04 30 RMS powerdown
10/23/07 Tue 05:38 PM 00 06 00 Crew sleep begins
10/24/07 Wed 01:38 AM 00 14 00 Crew wakeup
10/24/07 Wed 04:38 AM 00 17 00 Ergometer setup
10/24/07 Wed 04:53 AM 00 17 15 NC2 rendezvous rocket firing
10/24/07 Wed 04:53 AM 00 17 15 OBSS unberth
10/24/07 Wed 05:53 AM 00 18 15 OBSS starboard wing survey
10/24/07 Wed 07:38 AM 00 20 00 Spacesuit checkout preps
10/24/07 Wed 07:38 AM 00 20 00 SAFER checkout
10/25/07 Thu 01:08 AM 01 13 30 ISS crew wakeup
10/25/07 Thu 01:38 AM 01 14 00 STS crew wakeup
10/25/07 Thu 02:53 AM 01 15 15 Group B computer powerup
10/25/07 Thu 03:08 AM 01 15 30 Begin rendezvous timeline
10/25/07 Thu 04:23 AM 01 16 45 NC4 rendezvous rocket firing
10/25/07 Thu 05:53 AM 01 18 15 TI burn
10/25/07 Thu 06:03 AM 01 18 25 Spacesuit removal
10/25/07 Thu 07:23 AM 01 19 45 Rendezvous pitch maneuver starts
10/25/07 Thu 07:23 AM 01 19 45 Approach timeline begins
10/25/07 Thu 08:33 AM 01 20 55 Docking
I would love to have you accuratly look over this site, it has lots of information, something that this thread lacks.
spaceflightnow.com...
[edit on 14-11-2007 by Laxpla]




