KSC-01PP-1676 - STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews practice emergency exit from the pad 


KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The STS-108 and Expedition 4 crews get
emergency egress training on Launch Pad 39B.  Seated in the slidewire
basket are astronauts Daniel W. Bursch and Carl E.  Walz, with
Expedition 4 Commander Yuri Onufrienko.  Standing in the background
are STS-108 Mission Specialists Daniel M. Tani and Linda A. Godwin,
and Commander Dominic L. Gorie.  At the far right is astronaut Michael
Fincke, part of a backup crew for Expedition 4. Crew members are at
KSC for Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test activities that include
a simulated launch countdown, plus the emergency exit training from
the orbiter and launch pad.  STS-108 is a Utilization Flight that will
carry the replacement Expedition 4 crew to the International Space
Station, as well as the Multi-Purpose Logistics Module Raffaello,
filled with supplies and equipment.  The l1-day mission is scheduled
for launch Nov. 29 on Space Shuttle Endeavour.

 
                                               11/08/2001