And travelers can continue to expect to see a wide range of delays going forward, which will change day to day depending on staffing and weather.

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In the past few weeks the space station has been purposely simulating communications delays and downtimes to see how the crew on a future Mars mission would handle the interruptions, NASA spokesman Josh Byerly said.

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She mentioned the financial world is watching to see if Spain delays asking for aid, with the euro group meeting only a few weeks away.

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