Crisis Averted As New Crew Successfully Blasts Off To The International Space Station
An earlier failed launch could have left the station operating in a risky unmanned mode.
An earlier failed launch could have left the station operating in a risky unmanned mode.
With no crew, no one would be able to fix critical systems if they broke and important work related to the station would come grinding to a halt.
The cosmonaut and astronaut onboard are lucky to be alive and they will surely have one hell of a story to tell.