11.   But Solovyov said he hoped that the two Russian cosmonauts would be up to carrying out the repairs after resting for at least a week.

12.   But Solovyev said he hoped that the two Russian cosmonauts would be up to carrying out the repairs once they have had time to rest.

13.   But space officials hope the cosmonauts will be able to get still another oxygen generating system up and working soon.

14.   Cosmonauts handling repairs are a veteran and a rookie.

15.   Doctors said the cosmonaut is especially vulnerable to germs after his marathon space flight.

16.   Even though the station has been in service six years longer than originally planned, the returning cosmonauts were confident it could last a few more years.

17.   If anything goes awry, two Russian cosmonauts are on standby to go into space to do the job manually.

18.   If no leakage would be detected, the cosmonauts would be able to repair the faulty lock from inside the station, according to Blagov.

19.   In August, a space ferry filled with food and supplies needed three tries before the cosmonauts were finally able to dock it by remote control.

20.   In case of emergency, the cosmonauts will be able to enter the Soyuz without going into the core module.