Space Station Crew Not Prepping For Shutdown--yet

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Tue, 09/06/2011 - 11:07am

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronauts aboard the International Space Station say ground controllers are figuring out how best to leave the complex running in case it needs to be temporarily abandoned.A Russian rocket carrying space station supplies failed during liftoff two weeks ago and crashed into Siberia. It's the same type of rocket used to launch people.

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Space Station Crew Not Prepping For Shutdown--yet

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