Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006. Stock Footage, ca. 1960 - ca. 1987. MISSION 41-C TCDT [I.E., TERMINAL COUNTDOWN DEMONSTRATION TEST], 3/21/1984.

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Records of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1903 - 2006. Stock Footage, ca. 1960 - ca. 1987. MISSION 41-C TCDT [I.E., TERMINAL COUNTDOWN DEMONSTRATION TEST], 3/21/1984.

1984

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PARTIALLY EDITED PROMOTIONAL FILM: On terminal countdown demonstration test for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space shuttle Orbiter 099 CHALLENGER 41-C, launch escape system training and photography session, Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Astronauts flight commander Navy Capt. Robert L. Crippen, retired Air Force officer Francis R. Scobee, George Nelson, Terry J. Hart, and James D. van Hoften on NASA bus which leaves with military police escort, arrive at gantry, enter and exit elevator to shuttle entry room. Astronauts don gear, enter capsule, emerge from capsule, witness launch escape system cable car hoist demonstration, get explanation of cable car operation and use of inhalation equipment in emergency transportation tractor and pose for pictures.

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Scobee, Francis R. (Francis Richard), 1939-1986

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Francis Richard "Dick" Scobee (May 19, 1939 – January 28, 1986) was an American pilot, engineer and astronaut. He was killed while he was commanding the Space Shuttle Challenger in 1986, which suffered catastrophic booster failure during launch of the STS-51-L mission. He held a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering. He was a reciprocating engine mechanic for the United States Air Force and served as a combat aviator in the Vietnam War. Selected for NASA Astronaut Corps in Ja...