NASA Rehearses Astronaut Rescue in Damaged Shuttle
Space center rescue and medical workers rehearsed procedures Friday for retrieving astronauts from a space shuttle damaged during an emergency landing.
A wooden mockup of an orbiter was used in the exercise, which simulated a landing in a remote area off the runway, National Aeronautics and Space Administration officials said.
In the test, controlled from the launch control center, helicopters were dispatched to pick up personnel representing the astronauts, who were then transported to a nearby site for any needed medical treatment.
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