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What's Hot This Week NASA Awash In Astronaut Applications, But Still Lacks Spaceships by Tariq Malik, SPACE.com Managing Editor Not since 1978 have so many people wanted to be a NASA astronaut. Russia's Space Woes Stress NASA's Need for Private Spaceships by Denise Chow, SPACE.com Staff Writer NASA has a critical need for commercially built spacecraft to fill the gap in human spaceflight. Sponsored by: Damaged Russian Spaceship Forces Big Launch Delay for Next Station Crew Best Space Photos of the Week - Feb. 4, 2012