Not unless they had a pod since the shuttle was going 12,500 mph. This picture link is very upseting. <A HREF="http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030201/capt.1044111163.space_shuttle_ny109.jpg" target="_new">http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030201/capt.1044111163.space_shuttle_ny109.jpg</A>