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Astronauts - Astronauts training (1725 images)
Title : During emergency egress training at the Launch Pad
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(01/06/2001) --- During emergency egress training at the Launch Pad, Commander Ken Cockrell gets help adjusting his helmet. The crew is practicing using the slidewire baskets that slide along 1200-foot wire to the landing zone below and nearby bunker. The crew has been taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include the simulated countdown and emergency egress training at the pad. STS-98 is the seventh construction flight to the International Space Station, carrying as payload the U.S. Lab Destiny, a key element in the construction of the ISS. Launch of STS-98 is scheduled for Jan. 19 at 2:11 a.m. EST
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