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I’ve been trying to puzzle out exactly what’s behind the Obama Administration’s decision to re-focus the Orion crew capsule as an ISS return capsule. Because the vehicle doesn’t take anyone to the station, NASA will still be heavily reliant upon Russian Soyuz rockets and spacecraft for crew transport. NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver shed some light on the issue in remarks to Space News: “We will ask them to focus […]https://parabolicarc.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nasa_orion_capsule.jpg