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PJay_A
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Looking at the ISS launch manifest, I see the plan is to keep two Soyuz vehicles attached to ISS when the ISS switches to 6-person crew capacity later this year. My question: Whenever Orion begins manned operations, what role will the Soyuz play? Since Orion is designed for 6-person crews, one Orion will suffice as an ISS lifeboat, so two Soyuz (or even one Soyuz) continuously attached to ISS would be unnecessary, unless the Russians plan on including accomodations for additional cosmonaughts in one of their planned (Russian-side) future modules?