The Artemis Program - NASA manned mission to the Moon and Mars

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The ISS is literally a Mir class station with additional bits bolted on by the nations who bankrolled the project.

That's the reason the Russian section looks so old and run down, because it's 35 years old.

Mir class stations don't have CANADARM MOUNTING BRACKETS or American Docking Standard or International Docking Standard ports. Also, it's like 20 years old at most. All of the pieces were launched after 1997. The US also bankrolled 95% of the project. Russians refused to join in on the project, so the US bought them their modules.
Hence why we have images of a Proton rocket launching with a US flag on the side.

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Mir class stations don't have CANADARM MOUNTING BRACKETS or American Docking Standard or International Docking Standard ports.

I know, hence the bit saying "with additional bits bolted on by the nations who bankrolled the project."

Also, it's like 20 years old at most. All of the pieces were launched after 1997.

Launched after 1997, but the Russian modules were originally constructed prior to 1986. The Russians (then Soviets) built DOS 7 (Mir) and DOS-8 (Mir 2, converted to be Russian ISS core modules) together so that if there was a fatal issue with DOS-7 then DOS-8 could be used for Mir instead.

This is why a few years ago when the USA was talking about pulling out of the ISS and decommissioning their modules the Russians said they would just disconnect their section and keep it in service, because it is a station in it's own right, the US/EU/etc bits are just bolt ons.

The US also bankrolled 95% of the project. Russians refused to join in on the project, so the US bought them their modules.
Hence why we have images of a Proton rocket launching with a US flag on the side.

I know, that's why the post you quoted references the Russian ISS modules being bankrolled by the USA (mostly) and others.

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I know, hence the bit saying "with additional bits bolted on by the nations who bankrolled the project."



Launched after 1997, but the Russian modules were originally constructed prior to 1986. The Russians (then Soviets) built DOS 7 (Mir) and DOS-8 (Mir 2, converted to be Russian ISS core modules) together so that if there was a fatal issue with DOS-7 then DOS-8 could be used for Mir instead.

This is why a few years ago when the USA was talking about pulling out of the ISS and decommissioning their modules the Russians said they would just disconnect their section and keep it in service, because it is a station in it's own right, the US/EU/etc bits are just bolt ons.



I know, that's why the post you quoted references the Russian ISS modules being bankrolled by the USA (mostly) and others.

You know the Russians don't even own their parts of the station?
The US can decommission their half whenever. 95% baby.