Shuttle program extension?

"John Doe" wrote in message
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A escape pod only needs consumables for a few hours. Enough to drop
below the station, wait one or 2 orbits and fire de-orbit engine to
target some ocean and drop into water somewhere, and from there, just
float until rescued.

This is an emergency vehicle, not a cruise ship, it need not have fancy
stuff inside.

Using ATV as a starting point, a free flying safe haven would likely be much
less expensive to develop than a reentry vehicle which would use ATV's
service module. Consumables (O2, H2O and food) are cheap.

Jeff
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