Comments on: In discussions the last two days managers for the space programs of Europe and China began laying the groundwork for a Chinese docking at ISS. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/in-discussions-the-last-two-days-managers-for-the-space-programs-of-europe-and-china-began-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-chinese-docking-at-iss/ Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:36:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Joe2 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/in-discussions-the-last-two-days-managers-for-the-space-programs-of-europe-and-china-began-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-chinese-docking-at-iss/#comment-45528 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:36:40 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=16237#comment-45528 In reply to Craig Beasley.

While we are on the subject, the 2021 date for Orion is an arbitrary one set by the current NASA political leadership to match what the current Administration wants to hear. Technical people working internally are looking at 2019.

Meanwhile the current earliest date for a Commercial Crew is currently 2017. Hypothetically two years earlier to be sure, but given that the current Commercial Cargo activities are over two years behind schedule hardly significant.

]]> By: Craig Beasley https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/in-discussions-the-last-two-days-managers-for-the-space-programs-of-europe-and-china-began-laying-the-groundwork-for-a-chinese-docking-at-iss/#comment-45524 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:17:57 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=16237#comment-45524 Orion IS INDEED designed to go to the ISS. I’m not sure why you think otherwise.

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