KSC-06pd1785
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The STS-115 crew practices exiting from the slidewire basket, used during emergency egress from the launch pad. Sitting in the basket is Pilot Chris Ferguson. Helping are Commander Brent Jett (left) and Mission Specialist Steven MacLean (right). The mission crew is at KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities that are preparation for launch on Space Shuttle Atlantis, scheduled to take place in a window that opens Aug. 27. During their 11-day mission to the International Space Station, the STS-115 crew will continue construction of the station and attach the payload elements, the Port 3/4 truss segment with its two large solar arrays. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston
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KSC-06pd1785
Date Created
August 9, 2006
Center
KSC
Media Type
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Location
Kennedy Space Center, FL
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