KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- STS-88 Mission Specialists Sergei Krikalev and James H. Newman practice emergency egress procedures in a slidewire basket at Launch Pad 39A as part of Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test (TCDT) activities, a dress rehearsal for launch. Mission STS-88 is targeted for launch on Dec. 3, 1998. It is the first U.S. flight for the assembly of the International Space Station and will carry the Unity connecting module
Location Kennedy Space Center, FL
Date November 4, 1998