It's getting a bit hot in the Space Station

[AlfredJPruffock]

Actually, the ISS now runs with a full crew of six. But there is two Soyuz craft.

Oops- I meant to say a minimunm of three - wasnt so long ago there was at least ten of em up there - kept the neighbors up too with all the noise.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Actually, the ISS now runs with a full crew of six. But there is two Soyuz craft.

[AlfredJPruffock]

Don't they have a soyuz thing as an emergency escape vehicle?

Space station astronauts arrive and depart via three-person Russian Soyuz spacecraft. One of these remains at the station at all times, specifically as an escape pod.

Since there are only three astronauts on the space station at any given time, all three could evacuate via a Soyuz craft, even without a visiting space shuttle.

So you can all sleep well tonight.

PS for thoese who dont know - these Soyuz sapcecraft are pretty tiny and cramped (Ive been inside a mockup Soyuz)

[HairyArsedBloke]

They are updating an experiment done on the Mir Space spacestation nearly 15 years ago. Sminki

[doodab]

Don't they have a soyuz thing as an emergency escape vehicle?

[AlfredJPruffock]

No harm will come to these brave men and women of Science - its times like these when a Tardis comes in handy.

[suityou01]

Spacewalks planned to fix station coolant problem | The Space Shot - CNET News

And now a solar flare as well.

Sounds like gas mark III to me.

Take a look at this prediction

World Predictions for 2010 - psychic prediction 2010.

Predictions for 2010 (Part 2)
System failures on the US space lab require a rescue mission with Russian help.

[HairyArsedBloke]

Can't they open a window or sumfink?

[zeitghost]

Spacewalks planned to fix station coolant problem | The Space Shot - CNET News

And now a solar flare as well.

Sounds like gas mark III to me.