NASA astronauts face risk over Georgian conflict

NASA is examining the possibility of keep its ageing fleet of space shuttles flying for up to five years past their 2010 retirement date. NASA official, Mike Griffin, has said that the South Ossetian crisis may cut off access to Russian Soyuz rockets, leaving NASA with no way to get to the International Space Station except through the shuttles.

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[hassan137]

In fact, Russians are too kind to the USA.

After all they have done to Ossetia, I'd close any russian cooperation with NASA. Would be very easy, straight and painful to the US.

[ranlaen]

Since many of the the main modules are russian, and these that are not Russian were build with Russian technology,Its funny how some people are claiming the ISS is american.The Americans could not even keep the Skylab in orbit.

The USA may lead the world in shuttle technology but Russian are the masters of space station technology.

[JTokko]

Is there only 1 russian news agency?

[2panther5]

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[Tov0voT]

I love the Russian Orthodox Christian Icon that you can see on the Russian computer monitor at 35 seconds. There is a Russian Orthodox Christian Icon on the International Space Station, too. And a Russian Orthodox Christian Priest blesses the cosmonauts before missions. God bless Orthodox Christian Russia!

[CaptainDistracted]

Isn't it always about politics?... I think NASA should have had a better ability to foresee the economical BS... I always thought it would have been cheaper to build a new shuttle, instead of building more satellites and telescopes... But then again, there isn't much use for NASA after 2012!... ;)