The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 2nd, 2003
'COLUMBIA IS LOST'
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Tragedy a setback to operation
Planned shuttle flights likely to be postponed
Associated Press
Sunday, February 2, 2003
Even with its shuttles grounded, NASA can easily retrieve the astronauts aboard the international space station using Russian vehicles.
A Soyuz vehicle attached to the space station could bring the three astronauts onboard back to Earth at a moment's notice. But if the space agency's remaining shuttles are out of service for an extended period because of Saturday's catastrophe, it could prove difficult to maintain the stat...
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