Nasa mulls options after Columbia disaster

Confined to their orbiting capsule at least until April in the wake of the Columbia accident, the three men aboard the international space station are putting a brave face on their predicament.

“We enjoy the environment on the space station,” astronaut Kenneth Bowersox said the first time the crew spoke publicly after the February 1 accident. “And we’re going to enjoy the next two-and-a-half, three months.”