A rescue team member and astronaut-suited worker practice landing a slidewire basket during a simulated emergency egress scenario from Launch Pad 39A. 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. Credit: NASA/KSC. Click to enlarge.

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