Sticky issues in space

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Sticky issues in space:

When astronauts and cosmonauts become critically ill or injured while on the International Space Station, the idea is to have them return safely to Earth via the Russian Soyuz space capsule. Future Mars-bound astronauts won't have that luxury. NASA doctors and scientists are trying to answer some sticky questions like, how to dispose of the body of a dead astronaut or when to pull the plug on a critically ill astronaut who may be exhausting precious oxygen or endangering the rest of the crew.

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