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KSC-81pc-0017
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — Space Shuttle prime crew astronauts Bob Crippen (left) and John Young (center) board the emergency pad escape system known as the 'slidewire.' The slidewire system provides a quick escape from upper launch pad platforms in case of a serious emergency. The flight crews wore the spacesuits and other equipment to be worn during a mission, but sandbags were used to duplicate the weight of riders in the slidewire baskets during the training.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-81pc-0017. NASA/KSC, 1981-01-06. Public domain. ID: 81PC0017.
