MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th October, 2018) The International Space Station (ISS) crew have enough supplies of food, water and oxygen to last them at least until next summer, Vladimir Soloviev, first deputy general designer at Russia's Rocket and Space Corporation Energia and flight director of the ISS Russian Segment said on Sunday.
On Thursday, an accident occurred during the liftoff of a Soyuz-FG launch vehicle carrying the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft with two new members of the International Space Station crew on board. An investigation has been launched and a source told Sputnik that all launches of manned space flights to the ISS would be suspended. However, another source in the space industry later told Sputnik that there were no plans to delay the launch of the Progress MS-10 cargo spacecraft scheduled for October 31.
"There are enough supplies on the ISS that provide for the [adequate] living conditions. We are estimating that the supplies will last [the crew] six months � until next summer or even longer. The supplies include the stocks of fuel, oxygen, water, food," Soloviev said.
