Timeline for Why doesn't Roscosmos launch Soyuz spacecraft with only Russians on board?
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| Apr 24, 2020 at 17:14 | comment | added | geoffc | @user30007 Soyuz gets power from Solar. Shuttle gets power from Fuel cell. So when they run out of LH2 and LOX they are out of power. Soyuz endurance is limited by how long the propellants can be stored before the seals on the tanks will degrade. | |
| Apr 24, 2020 at 16:22 | history | edited | Speedphoenix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
better flight duration
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| Apr 24, 2020 at 16:19 | comment | added | Speedphoenix | @user30007 space.stackexchange.com/a/21757/29286 It initially could stay docked for 6-8 days because its fuel cells had limited capacity, and they were able to take that up to 12 days by channeling power from the ISS using Shuttle Power Transfer System (SSPTS) I edited the answer to include this | |
| Apr 24, 2020 at 16:13 | comment | added | user35272 | As a matter of fact, why couldn't the Shuttle remain docked for as long as the Soyuz craft? | |
| Apr 24, 2020 at 15:41 | history | answered | Speedphoenix | CC BY-SA 4.0 |