Manned Soyuz Launch to Space Station Delayed Due to Capsule Test Failure
A March 30 launch to put three new crew members on the International Space Station (ISS) will be put on hold, according to reports out of Russia, due to a test failure in the Soyuz spacecraft. This is the latest breakdown in Russian space technology and the closest so far to impact manned flight safety. It also restarts the saga of U.S. dependence upon a Russian system for access to the $100 billion space station and the "Will we have to de-man the space station?" game. Not to mention putting another question mark on the SpaceX COTS 2/3 commercial supply demo flight.