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To: Magnum44
Could they have gotten there and used those rescue pods they used to carry back in the 80's?

That's a damn good question. Right now, NASA has absolutely no plans for a balls-out emergency rescue launch, should that become necessary.

When I worked in operations there, I tried to build some support for that kind of plan, but just got blank stares...

377 posted on 02/02/2003 3:48:13 PM PST by snopercod
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To: snopercod
Where did you work for NASA? I spent my career...Hq, JSC, MSFC, and the Cape during Apollo.
381 posted on 02/02/2003 3:50:26 PM PST by Gracey
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To: snopercod
When I worked in operations there, I tried to build some support for that kind of plan, but just got blank stares...

Where I learned a good part of my 'trade' they had a saying, a slogan: "DIRTFT". We called it "Dirty Feet". It stood for Do it right the first time.

Nice thought, but, sometimes you need a damn good back-up plan ...

389 posted on 02/02/2003 3:51:57 PM PST by _Jim
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To: snopercod
Any thoughts about post #458? What did you do in ops?
463 posted on 02/02/2003 4:27:02 PM PST by Magnum44 (remember the Challenger 7, remember the Columbia 7, and never forget 9-11)
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