I suspect I'm going to get flamed, but still really want to know if this means anything. Recently Andy and others discussed the 10 signs of an impending nuclear attack (from Nyquist, WND).

What about this? Any relevance to attack or Y2K?

***** Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev and U.S. astronaut William Shepherd train underwater in the Russian Hydrolab. Shepherd and Krikalev are part of the first crew scheduled to occupy the station. But an all-Russian contingency crew is also in training. By Brett Davis NEWHOUSE NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, Aug. 16  Could the first lengthy stay on board the International Space Station be made by an all-Russian crew? NASA officials and outside advisers are concerned about the training reportedly being given to a Russian contingency crew that may make an emergency mission to dock the next station component to the parts already in orbit. THE SERVICE MODULE, scheduled to be launched late this year, is supposed to be attached by an automated docking system. In case that doesnt work, Russia is training a two-person contingency crew and a backup crew to go into orbit and dock it manually. It is supposed to be a limited mission, but according to NASA officials the contingency crews seem to be getting training that should be reserved for the first long-term station crew, which isnt scheduled to fly to the station until next March at the earliest. The contingency crews are apparently taking up the long-term crews time in the Hydrolab, the Russian water-filled tank that simulates space conditions. SUSPICIONS RAISED NASA observer James Oberg, a former 22-year NASA engineer and expert on the Russian Space Agency, said the news makes him suspicious. To have two Russians getting training thats suggestive of a long-term crew certainly makes one suspect that they have a plan to basically occupy the station and wait there until the first crew arrives, Oberg said

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More at link from year2000.com

I suppose it makes me paranoid, but i "don't trust the Russians".

As worthwhile as the Cassini thing, or some significance?

-- Jon Johnson (narnia4@usa.net), August 18, 1999

Answers

Sheesh, that is interesting. What would be a logical explanation? It is the "International" space station...what the heck are they up to? Also, how much have they been able to invest in this thing?

Mike

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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), August 18, 1999.

Maybe they've got the space station confused with the Pristina airport...

-- a (a@a.a), August 18, 1999.

roflmao a

maybe their GPS receivers are giving them incorrect readings...

"Pristina? Pristina? Where are you?"

"Hey...I heard the those rich Americans have got a shuttle"

Mike

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-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), August 18, 1999.

I don't think the Russians running that project are confused. They saw how well the army's preemptive action worked at the Pristina airport. Getting the jump on the Space Station is a no-brainer -- there won't be any UN troops coming up to bicker with them there.

-- Tom Carey (tomcarey@mindspring.com), August 19, 1999.

They are up to no good to say the least.

My guess is that they can fire bombs from there in a way they can't on earth. Secondly, they could have plans to knock out certain satellites that would affect our ability to launch missiles. GPS satellite faiures could be linked to y2k glitches. Just a thought.

-- BB (peace2u@bellatlantic.net), August 19, 1999.