The last time an all-female crew took part was in 1997, finishing ninth out of 10 boats.

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Walsh, of course, is the chief executive of embattled British Airways which has been in a drawn-out fight all year with the union that represents its cabin crew over changes in staffing on flights among other things.

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All this data doesn't just help out the guys in the pit crew--it makes the job of the driver a lot easier, too.

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"The Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station received an 'all clear' to move out of their Soyuz vehicles after a small piece of a Russian Cosmos satellite debris passed by the complex without incident early Saturday, " the statement said.

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But the ISS partners have to make contingencies, and if Soyuz rockets are out of service for a while, the station will see its crew complement reduced - perhaps all the way to zero.

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