STS-97 crew gets emergency egress training at Launch Pad 39B

[KSC-00PP-1657]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1657

  • Release Date: 07-Nov-2000

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-97
    • Description: The STS-97 crew listens to a trainer explain use of the slidewire basket (right) for emergency egress from the Fixed Service Structure. Second from left is Mission Specialist Joe Tanner; next to him in the cap is Capt. George Hoggard, safety trainer with the KSC Fire Department; Pilot Mike Bloomfield; Mission Specialist Carlos Noriega; Commander Brent Jett; and Mission Specialist Marc Garneau. The training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown and opportunities to inspect the mission payloads in the orbiter’s payload bay. Mission STS- 97is the sixth construction flight to the International Space Station. Its payload includes the P6 Integrated Truss Structure and a photovoltaic (PV) module, with giant solar arrays that will provide power to the Station. The mission includes two spacewalks to complete the solar array connections. STS-97 is scheduled to launch Nov. 30 at 10:05 p.m. EST.

    Resolution Format Width
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    Thumbnail GIF 100 68 7482
    Slide GIF 172 149 36929
    Low GIF 320 217 53324
    Medium JPEG 1024 693 179552
    High JPEG 2670 1807 1004796

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