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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA says astronauts may need to
abandon the International Space Station this fall.
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If Russian Soyuz rockets remain grounded beyond mid-November, there
will be no way to launch new crews before the current residents are
supposed to leave.
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A Russian supply ship was destroyed during liftoff last week. The
rocket is similar to what’s used to launch astronauts.
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Three of the six space station astronauts, meanwhile, will remain
in orbit for at least an extra week. They were supposed to return
to Earth on Sept. 8. And the late September launch of a fresh crew
has been delayed as well.
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NASA space station program manager Mike Suffredini said Monday that
flight controllers could keep a deserted space station operating
indefinitely.
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