NASA: Shuttle mishap simulation proves KSC emergency readiness.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 March 1999-NASA: Shuttle mishap simulation proves KSC emergency readiness (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:160399 Kennedy Space Center will stage a simulated astronaut rescue mission this week, based on the unlikely scenario of a crash landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF).

After ninety-two successful Space Shuttle landings, no one has ever seen such an event. However, KSC managers will imitate the improbable on March 17 as part of standard training procedures. The Mode 7 astronaut rescue simulation will exercise all aspects of command and control, search and rescue, and medical procedures required for the unlikely contingency. "When you don't have real mishaps occurring day in and day out, you have to find ways to keep...