Space station could be temporarily abandoned in November

[Torplexed]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/statio...27unmannedops/

HOUSTON -- Astronauts may need to temporarily withdraw from the International Space Station before the end of this year if Russia is unable to resume manned flights of its Soyuz rocket after a failed cargo launch last week, according to the NASA official in charge of the outpost.

Welcome to the 21st century when we were supposed to have thousands of people living on orbit. Welcome to the 21st century when we were supposed to have regular missions to asteroids, Moon and Mars... and we can't even keep a permanent presence on artificial island 300kms above our heads...

The future ain't what it used to be.