Reply #3: Not having a robust rescue strategy... [View All]

[Ready4Change]

Not having a robust rescue strategy shows the thinness of our national commitment to space.

Getting stuff into space isn't a new problem, nor is getting stuff back. It IS rocket science, but it's a well established science at this point. A 12 person rescue vehicle is well within our technical grasp, and only fails to exist because penny-pinchers don't see it as being important.

Well, is it important NOW? Let me know when it is. Because it would sure be nice to have a 12 person space bus docked at the International Space Station (ISS) all the time, for just a scenario as this. And it will become even more vital should actual WORK be done on Bush's Mars project.

But no, I guess the families of astronauts will just have to cross their fingers and pray. That's ok, because those measures have served SO well in the past.