Bryan Ashcraft
July 5th 03, 08:23 PM
"Abrigon Gusiq" > wrote in message
...
> If ISS had been available as a space dock, so that the damage could have
been checked out
> before the shuttle went to land. Could it have been discovered and
repaired in space, if the
> ISS Was available to repair it?
>
> Alternate, new policy, would they have let the shuttle go down with a
crew, or should have
> instead sent up a Soyuz or like, to act as a ferry to Earth, and bring the
damaged shuttle
> down remotely?
>
Might want to look this up using the following links:-
The STS-107 Columbia Loss FAQ can be found
at the following URLs:
Text-Only Version:
http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq.html
Enhanced HTML Version:
http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq_x.html
...
> If ISS had been available as a space dock, so that the damage could have
been checked out
> before the shuttle went to land. Could it have been discovered and
repaired in space, if the
> ISS Was available to repair it?
>
> Alternate, new policy, would they have let the shuttle go down with a
crew, or should have
> instead sent up a Soyuz or like, to act as a ferry to Earth, and bring the
damaged shuttle
> down remotely?
>
Might want to look this up using the following links:-
The STS-107 Columbia Loss FAQ can be found
at the following URLs:
Text-Only Version:
http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq.html
Enhanced HTML Version:
http://www.io.com/~o_m/columbia_loss_faq_x.html