September : A NASA official announces the space station may have to be re - manned . The mission originally scheduled for September 22 will occur weeks later . Suffredini said another Soyuz vehicle at the space station , which is set to fly back the other three crew members , will have its certification for the return mission expire by mid-November . The announcement follows last year 's loss of a Russian supply vessel .
September : A NASA official announces the space station may have to be re - manned . The mission originally scheduled for September 22 will occur weeks later . The announcement follows last year 's loss of a Russian supply vessel .