Space rescue urged as 22 astronauts may need help in 20 years
An American aeronautics firm warned at the 16th International Aeronautical Congress that as many as 22 astronauts and cosmonauts could require space rescue over the next two decades. Michael Stoike of Martin Co. projected a 62 percent chance of at least seven orbital rescues among about 280 flights and 9,800 crew members, noting possible malfunctions in electrical, stabilization, and re-entry systems.