1.   As a result of the overrun, the White House curtailed plans to expand the orbital base to a seven-person facility.

2.   Assembly of the orbital base resumes next month.

3.   A companion Japanese experiment will catch samples of the micro-meteoroids and small pieces of man-made orbital debris that strike the orbital base.

4.   Culbertson remained inside the orbital base throughout the spacewalk, operating the cameras that broadcast images of the external activities to flight control facilities in Moscow and Houston.

5.   In the worst case, the astronauts would have to abandon the powerless orbital base.

6.   NASA said it became aware of a rapidly escalating cost problem late last year after the orbital base received its Russian crew module and first resident crew.

7.   The Canadian-built mechanical limb serves as a high-tech construction crane that is considered essential for the future expansion of the orbital base.

8.   The latching mechanism will enable the Russians to add an equipment stowage module with a new docking port to the orbital base later this year.

9.   The new tenants plan to live and work aboard the orbital base through mid-May.

10.   The three men have prepared to live and work aboard the orbital base through mid-May.