The ISS Could Be Empty for the First Time in 18 Years
Mike Wall, Space.com
A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.Russia's workhorse Soyuz rocket suffered a serious anomaly just minutes after launching two astronauts toward the ISS today (Oct. 11), forcing the spaceflyers' crew craft to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.
A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.Russia's workhorse Soyuz rocket suffered a serious anomaly just minutes after launching two astronauts toward the ISS today (Oct. 11), forcing the spaceflyers' crew craft to make an emergency landing in Kazakhstan.