Russia Could Cut Down International Space Station Crew

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos plans to cut down the number of cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS), Head of Piloted Space Programs and cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev said. "We have sent letters to the participants of the ISS program – we want to hear their opinion on how to cut the crew and when," Krikalev said in an interview with the Russian Izvestia newspaper. According to Krikalev, three people, which is the current crew at the Russian segment of the ISS, is too much for the equipment that is now used there. More

(Source: Sputnik International - Aug 11)