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Simonyi forced to a prolonged stay on ISS

Washington, Usa - Without further expenses

Charles Simonyi, top manager of Microsoft last week launched on board of the space shuttle "Soyuz" (see AVIONEWS), will stay on the International Space Station (ISS) a day more than expected. The prolonged stay will not cause further costs for Simonyi, because it is due to a decision made by the division responsible for the mission. In fact, it seems that the capsule can not land because of the...

cla/mos - 1072612
Rome, Italy, 04/18/2007 13:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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