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NASA: Space station may be evacuated by late November
• news.yahoo.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) —
Astronauts may need to take the unprecedented step of temporarily
abandoning the International Space Station if last week's Russian launch
accident prevents new crews from flying there this fall.
Until officials figure out what went wrong with Russia's essential Soyuz rockets, there will be no way to launch any more astronauts before the current residents have to leave in mid-November.
The unsettling predicament comes just weeks after NASA's final space shuttle flight.
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