The International Space Station programme has announced a change in how two future crew members will return home. The change is in case of delays to future shuttle missions, specifically STS-129, which currently is scheduled to launch in November 2009. Such a delay could result in extending Thirsk’s mission beyond the six-month duration preferred for station crew members.
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China outlines space station plan
China’s future space station will comprise a core module, two experimental modules, a manned spaceship and a cargo spaceship, a top scientist said. Qi Faren, chief designer of the Shenzhou spacecraft, told China Daily that the core module will weigh about 20 tons and incorporate a connecting part that has multiple berthing mechanisms so that it can link with modules such as a lifeboat or cargo spaceship.
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Eurisy Space Education Workshop
This Eurisy workshop aims at providing an evaluation of this risk and at identifying potential European and national initiatives that could ensure that there should be sufficient, skilful workforce to support the Space Sector in the coming decades.
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