Friday, 15. August 2008
Topic: NASA - on August 15, 2008 at 1:07:00 PM CEST
Russian push into Georgia could knock Nasa off ISS
Russia’s invasion of Georgia is sending ripples right out into space, with NASA facing the possibility of no longer being able to hitch a ride to the International Space Station on Soyuz flights.
With the space shuttle due to retire in 2010, and the US not likely to have a replacement manned space flight option ready till 2015, Russian’s space fleet is the only interim option for the US to get people into space and onto the ISS.
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