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In the time the space station has been understaffed, no major issues have cropped up, NASA officials said in a news briefing earlier this week.
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Conflicting agency approvals, outdated rules, and understaffed technical review teams delay installations for months or years.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
At the debut run club at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in September 2024, the biggest issue was that the bars were understaffed.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
That's because the orbital laboratory has been understaffed since mid-January when the four Crew-11 astronauts were rushed home after one of them had a health issue.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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Denise Chow, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Conflicting agency approvals, outdated rules, and understaffed technical review teams delay installations for months or years.
—Laura Kavanagh, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2026
At the debut run club at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco in September 2024, the biggest issue was that the bars were understaffed.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
That's because the orbital laboratory has been understaffed since mid-January when the four Crew-11 astronauts were rushed home after one of them had a health issue.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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