mind boggling that there is no standby escape vehicle on the ISS
Starliner notwithstanding, that’s pretty much what they do with Dragon and Soyuz, which serve as lifeboats for the entire duration of the mission. Even if they just have to relocate a capsule from one docking port to another, they make the entire crew get inside to ensure that there are never more people on station than there are seats on a ride home.
Starliner notwithstanding, that’s pretty much what they do with Dragon and Soyuz, which serve as lifeboats for the entire duration of the mission. Even if they just have to relocate a capsule from one docking port to another, they make the entire crew get inside to ensure that there are never more people on station than there are seats on a ride home.