KSC-04pd-2448
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - During a simulated launch countdown_emergency simulation on Launch Pad 39A, M-113 armored personnel carriers transport workers away from the pad. In the background are the Fixed (tall) and Rotating Service Structures. To the left is the water tower that holds 300,000 gallons used during liftoffs.The four-hour exercise simulated normal launch countdown operations, with the added challenge of a fictitious event causing an evacuation of the vehicle and launch pad. It tested the team’s rescue approaches on the Fixed Service Structure, slidewire basket evacuation, triage care and transportation of injured personnel to hospitals, as well as communications and coordination.
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04pd2448
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December 1, 2004
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