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Marxbrosburner t1_j6ifrli wrote

Reply to comment by Anthony_Pelchat in Number of manned orbital launches by year, 1961-2022 by firefly-metaverse

How many went up at a time in the shuttle?

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CrimsonEnigma t1_j6kgz4e wrote

Usually 7.

Early missions were less, but it usually flew with a full component (technically it could do 8, but they had to attach an extra seat whenever they did).

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Anthony_Pelchat t1_j6jxooq wrote

Typically 4 but frequently more (going off memory). Up to 8 at a time.

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