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What's Hot This Week Astronauts May Evacuate Space Station in November, NASA Says by Mike Wall, SPACE.com Senior Writer The International Space Station may have to start operating without a crew in November if Russian engineers don't figure out soon what caused a recent rocket failure, NASA officials announced today. How Would NASA & Russia Evacuate the International Space Station? by Clara Moskowitz, SPACE.com Senior Writer In the wake of a Russian rocket failure, NASA is considering evacuating the crew of the International Space Station later this year. The unprecedented move would mark the first time in more than 10 years that the orbiting outpost has gone unmanned. Sponsored by: Russian Rocket Crash Could Delay Private Mission to Space Station Miniature Nuclear Reactor Could Power Mars & Moon Colonies NASA Space Centers Clean Up in Irene's Aftermath Inside and Out: The International Space Station Saturn's Odd Pockmarked Moon Revealed in New Photos