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NASA Photo ID:  81-H-156

Kennedy Space Center, FL - 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.




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