Seems like it would make economic sense to somehow account for extra
time in orbit. I imagine that there is a financial consideration
keeping the shuttle aloft. I guess no one has a real handle on what
it costs per day for the shuttle to stay up there beyond its scheduled
landing. I was thinking if you had supplies for an extra five days,
or maybe a week, would it pay off to wait out a storm.
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Previous experience has shown that when orbit time is extended post-mission
the astronauts get bored and start telling off-color jokes, mooning and
throwing food. The mess that results costs more to clean up than to shuttle
the shuttle cross-country.