[Servant of the Nine]

It's just a darn shame that the US taxpayers wouldn't spring for the CRV [Crew Rescue Vehicle].

The CRV should have been built, but it was a desperation device, in case the station was on fire or in iminent danger of explosion. No one would have ordered the crew to use them as long as a single shuttle or Soyez vehicle in working order existed. They will continue to fly shuttles to the Space Station. These things happen.

So9

[bonesmccoy]

I don't think the CRV would have been capable of addressing the situation. The nation has never really had a rescue capability for space missions. The only time we had a crew rescue contemplated was during Skylab and a command module was actually created with four seats (one pilot and 3 down from the station).