Security and STS-107

Having contingency plans for many of the more troublesome possible events during launch was a hallmark of the Shuttle program. Developing these plans and training for them was ‘business as usual’ for us. So was hoping they would never be needed.

On-Pad abort (shutdown of the main engines just prior to T-0), the slidewire emergency egress system, Return to Launch Site Abort, Transoceanic Abort Landing, are four we had. Do you know which one was actually used?

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