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Year-Long Missions Could Be Added to Space Station Manifest
Special crews on board the International Space Station will stay in space for year-long missions instead of the usual six-month expeditions, according to a report by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
“The principal decision has been made and we just have to coordinate the formalities,” Alexei Krasnov, the head of Roscosmos human space missions was quoted, saying that the international partners agreed to add the longer-duration missions at the International Astronautical Congress in Italy this week.
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2012-10-02 20:49:32
Source: http://www.universetoday.com/97680/year-long-missions-could-be-added-to-space-station-manifest/
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