Say NASA found out halfway through STS 107 that the shuttle is too damaged to reenter Earth, how would they save the crew?
How would NASA have saved the STS 107 crew if they found out, halfway through the mission, that the shuttle was too damaged to return to earth?
If Apollo 13 had returned to Earth's orbit but was unable to re-enter safely, would NASA have been able to mount a rescue? What would the contingency plan be if they could not be rescued? If, during the Apollo missions, astronaut(s) became stranded on the surface; do you think we would have ever been able to recover the bodies later? If an astronaut got separated from his spacecraft and began floating through space, to what extent would we try to save him or her? How far would NASA/the government go to save him or her? What would the crew do if an astronaut was disconnected from the tether while outside the ISS? What would happen if astronauts tried to walk on Mars without a space suit? NASA: What will happen if one day it's proved that the Apollo missions were a hoax? What if NASA fought the Galactic Empire? What's the secret behind the Columbia space shuttle disaster during its re-entry into earth's atmosphere? Could a space shuttle go to the moon? What would happen if Apollo 10 astronauts ignored ground control and actually landed on the Moon? If an astronaut in space took his helmet off for a second, what would happen? Could a Space Shuttle fly to and around the moon and back? Why not? What would happen if an astronaut took off his helmet in open space? And what if he would be able to put it back on after a minute or two? What went wrong with the Columbia Space Shuttle? What exactly happened? Why doesn't NASA build a spaceship and leave it docked in the ISS to be used for exploration missions? What would really happen to an astronaut who took off his helmet in space? Has NASA spoken out why the Apollo missions were cancelled? How did NASA scientists and astronomers view this decision? What caused the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? Was NASA planning on building more shuttles after 1985? Are we able to bring a decommissioned artificial satellite or space vehicle back to earth without it being destroyed when reentering the atmosphere? What would be a good reason to have this technology? What mistakes by NASA were made before launching a satellite? What is the likelihood of something like space debris damaging satellites or astronauts like shown in the movie Gravity? What safeguards does NASA provide? What would happen to an astronaut who took their helmet off in space for a few seconds? How did NASA get the Voyager spacecraft to interstellar space? What were the steps/stages taken? Do astronauts worry about their safety in space? If I jumped out of the ISS, would I fall back to Earth or orbit the planet? Do you believe that NASA really sent the curiosity rover to Mars? Could we rebuild a Saturn V rocket today? Are the dangers for astronauts of radiation in space worse than NASA has acknowledged? Interstellar (2014 movie): [SPOILER] Before Cooper was sent, why didn't any of the astronauts return after being sent through the wormhole?