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This after the Soyuz launch earlier this week sent three new astronauts to the ISS, the first manned launch since the booster failure back in October. This means that the ISS will be manned and they don't have to mothball the station.
Also mentioned in the article here is that with SpaceX and Boeing getting the Commercial Crew rolling in 2019, we are looking at the end of US astronauts flying on the Soyuz capsules.
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francopoli · 73 days ago · link ·
Right as the re-entry burn was going, a part fell off the first stage booster. Once the burn was over, everything went sideways. Booster hit the water. First one of these landings in a while that has failed.