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Astronaut appetites strain station supplies -- NASA drafting evacuation plan
Astronaut appetites strain station supplies -- NASA drafting evacuation plan
Dec 3, 9:19 PM [JimO: I've seen the same report -- doesn't seem quite so catastrophic to me] http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/spacestoryN1204STATIONFOOD.htm BY JOHN KELLY , FLORIDA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA is drafting a plan to evacuate the International Space Station because the two-man crews are eating more than engineers predicted, prompting a critical food shortage weeks earlier than expected. ......................... |
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I would suspect that no one in the ISS Program Office would actually
admit this is happening. "Jim Oberg" wrote in message ... Astronaut appetites strain station supplies -- NASA drafting evacuation plan Dec 3, 9:19 PM [JimO: I've seen the same report -- doesn't seem quite so catastrophic to me] http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/spacestoryN1204STATIONFOOD.htm BY JOHN KELLY , FLORIDA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA is drafting a plan to evacuate the International Space Station because the two-man crews are eating more than engineers predicted, prompting a critical food shortage weeks earlier than expected. ........................ |
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Actually, it is correct that they do have an evac plan set to go on Dec. 30
if the progress resupply fails in some way. ISS does currently have something like a 30 day supply of food and they will return to ground if they have to. I do not know if it is due to the astronauts 'overeating' (news paper reporter hype) or just the fact that the resupply is running late. I'm not sure how much overeating can be going on if they all come back down weighing less than when they go up. Kim "Explorer8939" wrote in message om... I would suspect that no one in the ISS Program Office would actually admit this is happening. "Jim Oberg" wrote in message ... Astronaut appetites strain station supplies -- NASA drafting evacuation plan Dec 3, 9:19 PM [JimO: I've seen the same report -- doesn't seem quite so catastrophic to me] http://www.floridatoday.com/!NEWSROOM/spacestoryN1204STATIONFOOD.htm BY JOHN KELLY , FLORIDA TODAY CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA is drafting a plan to evacuate the International Space Station because the two-man crews are eating more than engineers predicted, prompting a critical food shortage weeks earlier than expected. ........................ |
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sure how much overeating can be going on if they all come back down weighing less than when they go up. Kim Rumor has it too much food has been going to feed the zero G still, leaving them short on rations. |
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