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NASA eyes obtaining additional Soyuz seat for its astronaut this spring – TASS
In case of a launch delay or a premature return of US spacecraft, “NASA risks not having a U.S. crew member aboard the International Space Station”
WASHINGTON, February 10. /TASS/. NASA is considering the possibility of securing an additional seat for a US astronaut aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to depart to the International Space Station (ISS) this spring, the US space agency said in a statement on Wednesday.
“NASA now is considering obtaining a supplemental seat on the upcoming spring Soyuz crew rotation mission for a NASA astronaut to add additional capability to the agency’s planning,” the statement says.
According to the US space…
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