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Old 03-10-2011, 05:29 AM   #6
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That's why the "I" stands for "International". It was never intended to be a US-only project. The Russians have always been better at doing low-cost and reliable rockets.
Yes, I have always understood all that. I think the U.S. is pretty well irrelevant at this point at least for launching anything. But what's the answer to my question? The ISS has been many years in a ongoing development and I'm curious about its expected lifetime.
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