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What happens when astronauts get stuck in space

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78% Informative

Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are overstaying on the International Space Station .

The spacecraft that took them there may not be capable of getting them safely back to Earth .

One possible scenario is to send the spacecraft home, autonomously, without them.

The space station is now a seven -bedroom, three -bathroom ensuite.

Astronauts' sweat and urine is recycled into drinking water, but a fault has meant the crew have had to store urine instead.

It says a lot about the success of the space station and the professionalism of everyone who works on the missions that dramas like this are rare.

It's easy to forget that since November 2000 , there have always been people living and working in space.

The situation is not without precedent, and it could be a whole lot worse.

VR Score

78

Informative language

76

Neutral language

30

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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