{"id":600608,"date":"2024-01-26T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=600608"},"modified":"2024-01-26T11:39:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T16:39:10","slug":"artemis-teams-install-emergency-escape-baskets-at-nasa-kennedy","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/artemis-teams-install-emergency-escape-baskets-at-nasa-kennedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Teams with NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/exploration-ground-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exploration Ground Systems Program<\/a> began installing the four emergency egress baskets at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission\/artemis-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Artemis II<\/a> crewed mission at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the event of an emergency at the pad during the launch countdown, these baskets, similar to gondolas on ski lifts, will take the astronauts and pad personnel safely from the mobile launcher to the base of the pad where emergency transport vehicles will drive them away. \u00a0Following installation, teams will thoroughly test the baskets by placing water tanks filled at different levels to help simulate the different weights of the passengers and releasing them. Once the basket testing is complete, teams will perform an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/nasa-kennedy-ready-for-artemis-ii-moon-mission-ground-systems-testing-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">emergency egress demonstration<\/a> with the Artemis II crew to practice the route the astronauts will take during an emergency.\u00a0The emergency egress system is one of several new systems and upgrades being installed in support of safety for crewed Artemis missions. To see more of the egress basket installations, <a href=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/search?q=ksc-20240124&page=1&media=image,video,audio&yearStart=1920&yearEnd=2024\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/images.nasa.gov\/search?q=ksc-20240124&page=1&media=image,video,audio&yearStart=1920&yearEnd=2024\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Image Credit: NASA\/Isaac Watson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teams with NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems Program began installing the four emergency egress baskets at Launch Pad 39B in preparation for NASA\u2019s Artemis II crewed mission at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the event of an emergency at the pad during the launch countdown, these baskets, similar to gondolas on ski lifts, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":600659,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[2918,3785,2862,2655],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[10418],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/artemis-teams-install-emergency-escape-baskets-at-nasa-kennedy\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/artemis-teams-install-emergency-escape-baskets-at-nasa-kennedy\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Antonia Jaramillo"}],"creator":["Antonia Jaramillo"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["Missions","Artemis 2","Exploration Ground Systems","Kennedy Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2024-01-26T16:39:08Z","datePublished":"2024-01-26T16:39:08Z","dateModified":"2024-01-26T16:39:10Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Artemis Teams Install Emergency Escape Baskets at NASA Kennedy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/artemis-teams-install-emergency-escape-baskets-at-nasa-kennedy\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2024-01-26T16:39:08Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"Missions,Artemis 2,Exploration Ground Systems,Kennedy Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Antonia Jaramillo\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":1,"featured_image":{"id":600659,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/ksc-20240124-ph-ilw01-0055.jpg","title":"Emergency Egress Basket Installation","alt":"Teams with NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems Program, in preparation for the agency\u2019s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon, begin installing the first of four emergency egress baskets on the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.","caption":"Teams with NASA\u2019s Exploration Ground Systems Program, in preparation for the agency\u2019s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon, begin installing the first of four emergency egress baskets on the mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B at the agency\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. 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