the problem with a rescue mission is that the turnaround time on orbiters was 6+ months. They did complete tear down on the three main engines, the time to stand up a stack of SRBs and fuel tank was weeks if not months, etc. life support on an orbiter was < 2 weeks IIRC
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Replying to @NoLongerBennett @SpaceAgeCowboy
"send up sat" - not sure what standup time for, say, a Delta or Delta Heavy would be. SHOULD be 1 week. Prob 2-3 months in real world. Also, we had zero cargo craft at that point. Russian cargo soyuz would be an option!
8:46 AM - 17 Mar 2019
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