Request, easy way to recover campaign vitals after total wipe.

[Buster Charlie]

I would like to request or suggest a mod that would allow a player to start a new campaign game without starting from scratch. Better yet if there is an easy non mod way to accomplish this.

I've restarted my campaign game from scratch many times now, usually  to try different mods or to recover from buggy behavior that wouldn't quit. I don't really mind starting from scratch, and I'd rather play campaign than sandbox mode.

I am aware you can fairly easily save game edit money, repuation, science points.

But I am a bit if a perfectionists,  and I hate having to recollect the actual  science  that I earn, so is there a way to  backup the specific research along with the science /research unlocks? 

Also it would be nice to save your roster of kerbals, along with their  experience gains, I'm not aware of an easy way to accomplish  this.

In short, I can always use a mod like hyperedit to restore a sat relay network, or other craft position, but I would love a way to start a campaign with a saved roster, science & research achivements, and throwing in funds and reputation wouldn't hurt.