In terms of personalities, the repair mission has already become something of a space drama.

A decision to expand the repair mission from the simple replacement of the main camera will be made in the next six months.

"However, we've made no decision on an early repair mission and are just beginning to consider alternatives," the official said.

The repair mission will also be delayed because the crew has been instructed to take several days off and get more rest.

In the last 20 months, the repair mission has taken over Musgrave's life.

But of the repair mission to Starlab he would say nothing at all.

This is supposed to be a simple repair mission, right?

The earliest repair mission was expected to be in 1993.

The repair mission will only add to the workload.

So far, the repair mission calls for the training of two astronauts to make three spacewalks each.