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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After a simulated rescue mission on Launch Pad 39A, the fire rescue team compares notes about the activity. KSC workers dressed in official launch-and-entry suits portrayed astronauts. The KSC rescue teams are practicing emergency procedures in the unlikely scenario of a mishap on the pad during a launch sequence. The exercises are standard training procedures to assess and prepare emergency personnel, procedures and hardware. Photo credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller