Reuters reports that the International Space Station (ISS) crew has been told to ration food:
Russian cosmonaut Salizhan Sharipov and American Leroy Chiao have been asked to cut out calories equal to three cans of Coke from their daily diet -- around 10 percent of their daily allowance and an amount that would be little noticed, NASA said.
Supplies have been tight at the ISS since Columbia was destroyed during re-entry in February 2003.
The crew has enough food to maintain a balanced diet for approximately another month. A Russian Progress supply ship carrying food and other supplies is scheduled to be launched on December 24 and reach the space station two days later.
If they do not receive fresh supplies, the astronauts would have to evacuate the station and return to earth.
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