2015年6月18日 · Engineers from Boeing and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, United Launch Alliance and Special Aerospace Service drove the MRAP, short for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, on potential emergency routes at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station to determine how much time to allocate in their contingency plans for launches ...

Resistant Ambush-Protected (MRAP) vehicles was shipped from the U.S. Army Red River Depot in Texarkana, Texas, and arrived at the center Dec. 5. During crewed launches, the MRAP will be stationed by the slidewire termination area at the pad. In case of an emergency, the crew will ride a slidewire to the ground and im-

2015年6月19日 · NASA is looking to swap their old M113 armored astronaut taxis for surplus Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) trucks that are retiring from combat duty. And no, they don’t need all that...

2024年6月4日 · The SLS Mobile Launcher is undergoing preflight testing for the crewed Artemis 2 mission. NASA recently tested its dynamic slidewire baskets, which will transport astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency on the launch pad. A video of the test is included.

2015年6月19日 · As Boeing and SpaceX rev up to start flinging actual human beings into space, NASA is making sure it's ready for a worst-case scenario on the ground. Meet the MRAP, the beefy escape van that...

2022年1月22日 · NASA owned four M113s for emergency use at Kennedy Space Center, but retired them in 2013, thankfully without ever having to use them in an actual emergency situation. The M113s were replaced by four Caiman Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs, which NASA modified by adding rear ramps to replace the original boarding ladders.

2020年4月7日 · Teams rehearsed locating injured personnel on the 265-foot-level of the launch tower, loading them into the pad’s slidewire baskets and safely descending the tower, then successfully loading the injured participants into Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles staged at the pad perimeter.

2020年4月3日 · SpaceX tested astronaut slidewire escape baskets and fire suppression capabilities Friday at launch pad 39A in Florida, demonstrating rescue systems that would be activated in the event of an...

2015年6月21日 · To help protect astronauts and ground crews in a launch emergency, NASA is testing a 45,000-pound MRAP armored vehicle as an evacuation carrier for upcoming manned missions.