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STS-135 mission crew under training in Florida

Cape Canaveral, USA - On fire suppression and emergency escape; held, moreover, security and safety briefings

Yesterday, NASA unveils on its web-site, the four astronauts preparing for mission STS-135 started the countdown rehearsal and the related training. After their arrival on Monday at Kennedy Space Center, the commander Chris Ferguson and pilot Douglas Hurley practiced landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft. Yesterday were also held "Meetings in the Launch Control Center, fire suppression training,...

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Rome, Italy, 06/22/2011 14:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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