STS-102 crew gets emergency exit training at Launch Pad 39B during TCDT


  • Photo Number: KSC-01PP-0330

  • Release Date: 14-Feb-2001

  • Description: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-102 crew are instructed on the use of slidewire baskets for emergency exits from the launch pad. Listening to the instructor are, left to right, Mission Specialists Andrew Thomas and Paul Richards, Commander James Wetherbee, Mission Specialists Susan Helms, James Voss and Yury Usachev, and Pilot James Kelly. The crew is taking part in Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities, which include a simulated launch countdown. STS-102 is the eighth construction flight to the International Space Station, with Space Shuttle Discovery carrying the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Leonardo. Voss, Helms and Usachev are the Expedition Two crew who will be the second resident crew on the International Space Station. They will replace Expedition One, who will return to Earth with Discovery. Launch on mission STS-102 is scheduled for March 8. (Photo Release Date: 14-Feb-2001 )

    Resolution Format Width
    (Pixels)
    Height
    (Pixels)
    Size
    (Bytes)
    Thumbnail GIF 100 66 10072
    Slide GIF 172 147 36411
    Low GIF 320 211 96187
    Medium JPEG 1024 675 169802
    High JPEG 2670 1761 897264

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