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.059 SCALE MODEL OF APOLLO LAUNCH ESCAPE SYSTEM
This cutaway illustration shows the Apollo Spacecraft with callouts of the major components. The spacecraft...
Test of Crew Dragon's upgraded launch escape system ahead of static fire and in-flight abort tests. Altogether, we...
Space shuttle orange launch and entry suit (LES), a partial pressure suit, is modeled by a technician. LES was...
Line drawings illustrate the front and back of the space shuttle launch and entry suit (LES) and labels identify...
S93-25030 (15 Dec 1992) --- Two astronauts assigned to fly aboard Endeavour for the STS-54 mission are briefed on...
S88-40898 (4 May 1988) --- Astronauts, members of the orbiter close-out crew and fire and rescue personnel...
STS-65 Japanese Payload Specialist Chiaki Mukai takes a break from training at the Johnson Space Center (JSC)....
S93-25028 (15 Dec 1992) --- Astronauts assigned to fly aboard Endeavour pose near the Shuttle during a break in...
VAN HORN, Texas – Blue Origin’s New Shepard crew capsule escaped to an altitude of 2,307 feet before deploying...
S62-04976 (31 Aug. 1962) --- Artist concept of the Mercury capsule with its launch escape system. Photo credit: NASA
B60-00364 (4 Nov. 1959) --- Launch of Little Joe-2 from Wallops Island carrying Mercury spacecraft test article. The...
G61-00030 (4 Nov. 1959) --- Launch of Little Joe-2 from Wallops Island carrying Mercury spacecraft test article. The...
CEV (Crew Escape Vehicle) Alternative Launch Abort System (ALAS) configuration test in the Ames 11ft wind tunnel....
CEV (Crew Escape Vehicle) Alternaive Launch Abort System (ALAS) configuration test in the Ames 11ft wind tunnel....
CEV/LAS (Crew Escape Vehicle - Launch Abort System) 51 aeroacoustics test-11-0185 in the Ames Research Center 11ft...
CEV (Crew Escape Vehicle) Alternative Launch Abort System (ALAS) configuration test in the Ames 11ft wind tunnel....
CEV (Crew Escape Vehicle) Alternative Launch Abort System (ALAS) configuration test in the Ames 11ft wind tunnel....
This photograph depicts installation of the Mercury capsule and escape system on top of a booster prior to test...
S96-18553 (30 Oct. 1996) --- Astronaut Scott J. Horowitz, pilot, gets help with his launch and entry suit prior to a...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shuttle prime crew Commander John Young and Pilot Bob Crippen watch as backup...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Space Shutle astronauts being briefed on the emergency pad escape system are (left to...
S96-18552 (30 Oct. 1996) --- Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox (left), STS-82 mission commander, chats with astronaut...
S96-18547 (30 Oct. 1996) --- Astronaut Kenneth D. Bowersox, STS-82 mission commander, chats with a crewmate (out of...