Shuttle crew rehearses countdown, emergency evacuation
COUNTDOWN REHEARSAL: The crew of STS-114 conducted a countdown rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 4. Known as a Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT), the exercise is held before every flight. The test ended with a mock countdown culminating in a simulated main engine cutoff...
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