NASA May Buy Russian Transport Services

February 5, 2008 By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer

(AP) -- NASA hinted that it might rely on Russian rockets to deliver crew and cargo to the international space station when the shuttle fleet is retired in 2010 if private space companies fail to fill the gap.

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