Set of 4 photos of the emergency evacuation system used in t - Lot 119

Set of 4 photos of the emergency evacuation system used in the event of a problem on Launch Pad 39-A. Astronaut Stuart Roosa can be seen in the center of the photo (photo no. 1108-KSC-69P-40), testing an escape capsule two months before the Apollo 9 flight. The “Slide Wire” on this capsule was a slide system designed to evacuate a crew of three astronauts and six control tower personnel from the rocket’s umbilical tower to a location 670 meters west of the launch pad, to take refuge safely in a bunker. NASA photos, 20 x 25 cm, captioned on the back and numbered 108-KSC-69P-40, 108-KSC-69P-41, 108-KSC-69P-42, 108-KSC-69P-43. APOLLO 9 - Crew: James McDivitt, Dave Scott, Russell Schweickart (March 3, 1969–March 16, 1969)