"Charles D. Bohne" wrote in message
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On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:31:47 -0400, Andrew Yee
wrote:

To rescue a Shuttle crew performing a Hubble servicing mission, NASA
would need
to have a second Shuttle positioned for launch, requiring an
unprecedented
double workload for ground crews. Then there's the issue of the rescue
itself.
To do this would involve a Shuttle-to-Shuttle crew transfer, which is
something
NASA has never before attempted. All this would have to be done under
extreme
schedule pressure because the Shuttle's life support, food and water
resources
are extremely limited.

How about "parking" that second shuttle in high orbit?
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If it's not needed for a rescue mission, it could fall back to the ISS
and take some of the residents home to Earth.
C.

How about sending the shuttle up with a couple of old Gemini capsules in the
cargo bay as escape pods?

Ian