[GeronL]

The last Soyuz supply mission failed. Another is not ready.

They may have to “evacuate” the station, do you like that word better?

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/08/nasa-space-station-soyuz.html

Will the International Space Station actually be abandoned this fall after $100 billion and 10 years?

That’s one of the questions being pondered by NASA and Russian space experts following last week’s failure of an unmanned Russian cargo rocket. The U.S. fleet of space shuttles is retired and the Obama administration has no American alternative coming online for years

[Nowhere Man]

That’s one of the questions being pondered by NASA and Russian space experts following last week’s failure of an unmanned Russian cargo rocket. The U.S. fleet of space shuttles is retired and the Obama administration has no American alternative coming online for years

BTW, i think the private venture, Space-X, might have a Dragon vehicle ready to go in November to resupply the space station if need be IIRC. BTW, if I was NASA/Russia, I would just launch another Progress to keep them supplied up there, taking a risk that the failed launch was a fluke and just let the investigation of that launch go on.

[Names Ash Housewares]

That’s from August.

Things have changed since then and a crewed Soyuz launch date has been set.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44545431/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/next-space-station-crew-will-launch-nov-nasa-says/