If the shuttle was seriously damaged in orbit, the crew would have moved into the International Space Station and returned in Russian Soyuz capsules, one at a time, over the course of a year.
Jika pesawat itu rusak parah di orbit, kru akan pindah ke Stasiun Ruang angkasa Internasional dan dikembalikan dalam kapsul Soyuz milik rusia, satu pada satu waktu, selama satu tahun.