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NASA Photo ID:  81-H-147 (BW), 81-PC-24 (color)

Date taken: 01/06/81

Space Shuttle Commander John Young is inside the M113 astronaut escape vehicle during training on the use of the emergency pad escape system.  The vehicle is used to drive to safety once astronauts or ground support personnel have stopped from a basket escape on the slide-wire cables at the level of the orbiter access arm on the Fixed Service Structure at launch pad 39A.




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