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KSC-81PC-0016
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — On the Fixed Service Structure on Launch Complex 39A, space shuttle astronauts being briefed on the slidewire emergency pad escape system are (left to right) prime crew Pilot Bob Crippen, backup crew member Richard Truly, prime crew Commander John Young and backup crew member Joe Engle. The slidewire system provides a quick escape from upper launch pad platforms in case of a serious emergency.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-81PC-0016. NASA/KSC, 1981-01-06. Public domain. ID: 81PC0016.
