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

[KSC-00PP-1658]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1658

  • Release Date: 07-Nov-2000

  • Keywords: SHUTTLE,sts-97
    • Description: Listening to a trainer explain use of the slidewire basket they are standing in are STS-97 Commander Brent Jett and Mission Specialists Carlos Noriega and Marc Garneau, who is with the Canadian Space Agency. The emergency egress training is part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, which also include a simulated launch countdown and opportunities for the crew 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 68 100 6691
    Slide GIF 112 156 25350
    Low GIF 163 240 29602
    Medium JPEG 520 768 98981
    High JPEG 1809 2670 996489

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