On Nov 20, 10:10*pm, Frogwatch wrote:
On Nov 20, 10:27*pm, "David E. Powell"
wrote:

It sounds like the general thrust of the stuff discussed on here a
couple months back, it could be a neat "on call" rescue launcher!

I thought that was what soyuz was for.

Yes, but wouldn;t a modern lifeboat be preferable to a 50 year old
design? We need to upgrade at some point, why not now? The shuttle
is fork-tender - its a new era in US space travel and relying on that
rickety old Soviet ball in an emergency doesn't mesh with fielding a
brand new generation of heavy lift vehicle for the push towards a moon
base and ultimately the jump to Mars. Time to upgrade.

v/r Gordon