{"id":13665,"date":"2018-08-02T17:07:52","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-astronauts-trained-in-emergency-procedures-at-atlas-5-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2018-08-02T17:07:52","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T09:07:52","slug":"photos-astronauts-trained-in-emergency-procedures-at-atlas-5-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-astronauts-trained-in-emergency-procedures-at-atlas-5-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Astronauts trained in emergency procedures at Atlas 5 launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several NASA astronauts, plus Boeing test pilot Chris Ferguson, recently participated in a training session at Cape Canaveral, practicing how they would evacuate from the Atlas 5 rocket\u2019s launch pad in the event of a countdown emergency.<\/p>\n

Strapped into patented harnesses, the astronauts rode zip lines leading from the 172-foot-level (52-meter) of the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad to a point around 1,300 feet (400 meters) away, where an armored Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle waited to carry them away from the pad.<\/p>\n

The commercial off-the-shelf zip line evacuation system was installed by Boeing and United Launch Alliance for astronauts and pad workers to escape a dangerous emergency during final countdown procedures ahead of launches of Atlas 5 rockets carrying CST-100 Starliner crew capsules.<\/p>\n

The function of the zip lines is similar to the purpose of slidewire baskets used on NASA\u2019s former shuttle launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center. In the case of a countdown emergency before a shuttle launch, crews would ride the slidewire baskets to an M113 armored personnel carrier, which they would drive to safety.<\/p>\n

Astronauts riding the zip lines from the Complex 41 launch pad can reach top speeds of up to 40 mph (64 kilometers per hour).<\/p>\n

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Boeing test pilot Chris Ferguson is helped into his spacesuit ahead of emergency egress training at United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 launch pad at Cape Canaveral in June. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NASA astronaut Nicole Mann is helped into her spacesuit ahead of emergency egress training at United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 launch pad at Cape Canaveral in June. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad is the launch site for United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 rocket. Credit: NASA\/Cory Huston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NASA astronaut Suni Willams puts on her spacesuit ahead of emergency egress training at United Launch Alliance\u2019s Atlas 5 launch pad at Cape Canaveral in June. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Suni Williams (right) put on their spacesuits ahead of emergency egress training at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Two Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, wait for astronauts to conduct emergency egress training at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Astronauts ride zip lines from the Crew Access Tower at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Astronauts Chris Ferguson and Suni Williams arrive at an emergency evacuation point after riding zip lines from the Crew Access Tower. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An astronaut climbs into a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Astronauts ride zip lines from the Crew Access Tower during emergency egress training. Credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Astronauts Bob Behnken and Nicole Mann participate in emergency egress training at Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: NASA\/Kim Shiflett<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Astronauts ride zip lines from the Crew Access Tower during emergency egress training. Credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles drive away from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 41 launch pad. Credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A commercial crew astronaut participates in emergency training. Credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A commercial crew astronaut participates in emergency training. Credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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